Obadiah Mailafia, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says he got the information about a northern governor leading Boko Hara
Obadiah Mailafia, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says he got the information about a northern governor leading Boko Haram from some Fulani traders in a market and did not know that his statement would go viral.
Mailafia was invited by the Department of State Services, DSS, over a claim he made that a governor from the north is the leader of Boko Haram. He claimed that he got his information from repentant terrorists. He made the claim while being interviewed on a radio station in Abuja on Monday.
After his release from DSS custody, he said he is ready to lay down his life his life for the country like Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, did for his country.
According to him, his words were misunderstood and that he did not even know he was recorded on video. Mailafia said he told the DSS what he knew about the incident and would not repeat what he said. He apologised for any comments he made that offended others.
He added that he is a fan of President Muhammadu Buhari, but there are bad people who don’t give him the advice to help him.
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) had asked security agencies to investigate Mailafia’s claim, saying the allegation is too heavy to be swept under the carpet.
On Friday, the DSS had described Mailafia’s claim as fake news while the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) slammed a N5 million fine on the radio station that aired the interview.
