Men of the Department of State Security (DSS) earlier this Thursday
stormed the Ikoyi residence of the former Minister of State for
Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, and picked up his wife, Alhaja
Moroofat Omolola, after hours of ransacking the house without laying
their hands on anything.
Security sources confirmed to
THISDAY that the DSS men were actually at Obanikoro’s residence to
search the house for possible evidence that could help in their
investigation but could not relate with the arrest of his wife.
Mrs. Obanikoro, who has since
been kept in their custody at the Lagos office of the DSS on CMD Road,
Shangisha was yet to be released as at the time of filing this report,
before she was moved a few minutes ago to the Lagos office of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), where she was
eventually released.
Efforts to reach the
Obanikoros however failed as none of them was answering their calls. But
a close family friend who confirmed the development said the family was
shocked with the arrest of Obanikoro’s wife.
“We know the EFCC was on the
matter and had been there at their homes some weeks ago, although
without any warrant. But we cannot understand the involvement of the
DSS. They were in the house earlier today and after hours of searching
everywhere without laying their hands on anything they insisted the
woman must come with them.
“Here is a woman, who has been
managing high blood pressure and heart-related disease for many years
in their custody. What is the business of the woman in this matter and
why are our security guys acting this way? This country is going down
and it is sad,” he said.
However, not quite long after
she was moved to the EFCC office, the anti-graft agency released her,
although the basis for her arrest in the first place was not known. Sourced from Thisdaylive News
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