A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr
Obadiah Mailafia, says his life is in danger.
Mailafia was reacting to the third invitation extended to
him by the Department of State Services.
The former CBN deputy governor, in a statement in Jos on
Friday, described the latest DSS invitation as a political persecution and
urged well-meaning people to pray for his safety.
He said, “Dear Comrades, Beloved Brethren, I have once again
(for the 3rd time) been ordered to appear before the DSS at their Jos HQ this
coming Monday 14th September, at 11.00 am.
“This is in addition to our battle in court, as my lawyer
appears before a Jos High Court today Friday the 11th, seeking a restraining
order against the DIG Criminal Investigations Department (CID) who are also
pursuing me.
“I spent over 20 years of my working life abroad as a
university teacher, banker and international civil servant with unblemished
record.
“I have no criminal record — not even a parking ticket.
Sadly, it is in my own fatherland that I’m being subjected to criminal
investigation and such extreme political persecution.
“Please, pray for me. I have reasons to believe that my life
is in danger and that some powerful political forces want to silence me
forever. For speaking the truth.
“For speaking on behalf of the holy martyrs — of thousands
of innocent children, women, elderly and youths that have been killed in our
beloved country. It is only in our benighted country that a man who speaks from
his conscience can be hounded like a common criminal.
“Please, those of you in the Jos area or who can easily
travel to Jos, please kindly mobilise and be there en masse to support me on
Monday at 11.00 am as I go once again into the Lions’ Den. I’m a believer in
nonviolence. Please, no-one should throw even a little stone on my behalf. Let
us become candles of light and peace in this Age of Darkness. Thank you so
immensely and may God bless you alI.”
NigerianEye had earlier reported that the DSS invited
Mailafia twice over a comment he made on a radio station that a northern
governor was a top-ranking member of the Boko Haram sect.
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