Raymond Gukas, Jos
Following an allegation by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafiya that a northern governor was conspiring with the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists to kill Nigerians, the allegation has unsettled the umbrella body of northern governors.
Mailafiya who was a guest of the department of security services, DSS, in Jo’s, Plateau state, earlier today, the Northern Governors Forum urged that a thorough investigation be conducted to ascertain who among them was involved.
In a statement, Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State Simon Bako Lalong, said the Forum is concerned about the weighty allegation made and that “We demand immediate and thorough investigation”, in the statement signed by Simon Makut Macham, director of press.
“we as Northern Governors have met severally to discuss insecurity in the Northern Region and the nation at large where we did not only condemn the activities of terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, bandits, armed robbers, kidnappers and other criminals, but also engaged the President and all heads of security agencies in finding solutions to the problem.
“To now say that one of our members is leading Boko Haram in the Nigeria is a serious allegation that cannot be swept under the carpet”, he stressed.
The Governor also hopes that such allegations are not smear campaigns or attempts to discourage the Northern Governors who are putting in their best to bring an end to insecurity in the region, but further called on the people to volunteer useful information on how to get over the insecurity in the country.
Meanwhile, since the invasion of Mailafiya by the DSS, individuals and groups besieged the of the establishment; even though, Mailafiya and his lawyers were said to be allowed in while the press was stopped.
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