Yesterday, DSS security agents arrested Hajiya Morufat Obanikoro, the
wife of former Minister of Defence Musiliu Obanikoro’s wife
following intelligence reports received from the Department of State
Service (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
She was arrested over the current investigation on her husband, who is
wanted for questioning over the N4.745billion funds from the Office of
the National Security Adviser (ONSA) which was reportedly traced to
Obanikoro and some other persons.
However, Mrs. Obanikoro, was released on bail after she was transferred
to the EFCC by DSS. Her international passport was confiscated . She was
requested to return on Monday for interrogation.
According to the Nation, Mrs. Obanikoro was arrested by DSS after the
authorities got wind that she had arrived in the country last weekend
from the United States. A source said to Nation:
“We got a report that Mrs. Obanikoro had sneaked into the country from
the United States. After the confirmation of her travel log, an alert
was issued to all security agencies.
“Following intelligence sharing with the EFCC, the operatives of the DSS
arrested her in Lagos with some documents relating to the probe of the
N4.745billion slush funds from ONSA.Another source spoke of excitement about Mrs. Obanikoro’s arrest because
“some of the funds under investigation were wired into her company,
which is called MOB.
“She needs to explain to this commission what job she did to deserve such remittance into her account”.
Responding to a question, the source added:
“Mrs. Obanikoro had sued the EFCC for the enforcement of fundamental
human rights for allegedly harassing her tenants and in-laws during the
course of investigating her husband.”
The N4.745billion cash was sourced from the SAS Imprest Account of the
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under ex-NSA, Col. Sambo
Dasuki (retd.) prior to the conduct of Ekiti State governorship poll on
June 21, 2014.
Source:The Nation
