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DSS invites Mailafia over comment on sponsorship of Boko Haram
BY NICHOLAS ABE
The State Security Service otherwise known as Department of State Service (DSS) has invited former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia, apparently over his comment on the conspiracy of the Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria.
Mailafia, who spoke on ‘Morning Crossfire’, a programme on Nigeria Info Abuja 95.1FM on Monday alleged that repentant terrorists revealed that a serving northern governor is a Boko Haram leader.
Former Chairman of Nigerian Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof Chidi Odinkalu, disclosed Mailafia’s invitation by the DSS on his Twitter handle @ChidiOdinkalu on Tuesday.
Odinkalu tweeted: “#Nigeria‘s secret police, #SSS, has invited Dr. Obadiah Mailafia for interrogation in Jos, tomorrow.”
The former CBN deputy governor had said in the radio interview that he had a chat with two repentant terrorists who identified the northern governor.
He also said the terrorists and bandits were one and the same.
Mailafia, who was the Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the last election, said the terrorists moved weapons even during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19.
He said, “Some of us also have our intelligence networks. I have met with some of the bandits; we have met with some of their high commanders – one or two who have repented – they have sat down with us not once, not twice.
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“They told us that one of the northern governors is the commander of Boko Haram in Nigeria. Boko Haram and the bandits are one and the same. They have a sophisticated network. During this lockdown their planes were moving up and down as if there was no lockdown.
“They were moving ammunition, moving money, and distributing them across different parts of the country.”
Mailafia said Boko Haram had already infiltrated southern Nigeria, adding that their plan was to spark a second civil war.
A doctorate degree holder from Oxford University, United Kingdom, Mailafia said he was not one to make spurious and unfounded allegations.
“They are already in the South, in the rain forests of the South. They are everywhere. They told us that when they finish these rural killings, they will move to phase two. Phase two is that they will go into urban cities, going from house to house killing prominent people.
“I can tell you this is the game plan.
“By 2022, they want to start a civil war in Nigeria. Don’t joke with what I am saying I have a PhD from Oxford University. I am a central banker; we don’t talk nonsense. I have this from the highest authority, some of the commanders of Boko Haram,” he said.