SSS Arrests NFF President Maigari

Latest reports coming in from Abuja, the Federal
Capital Territory, indicate that the President of
Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Aminu Maigari,
who was arrested in Abuja early hours of Friday,
4 July, 2014, by the Nigeria State Security
Services (SSS), has been released.
It was gathered that no reason was given for his
arrest.
Earlier reports had stated that Maigari was
arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja
by security operatives after he returned to the
country with the Super Eagles.
Analysts are already saying the arrest of the
football boss may be connected to the sacking of
the entire board of the NFF by a court in Jos,
Plateau State, on Monday, 30 June, 2014.
According to the court order, Maigari and his
board members were restrained from acting as
administrators of the NFF.
The suit was filed by former Nigeria Premier
League chairman Rumson Baribote, who
requested the court to restrain Maigari and all the
committee and congress of the NFF from
managing the affairs of football matters in
Nigeria.
* NFF's President, Maigari
Hon. Justice P. L Lot of the Plateau State High
Court sitting in Jos granted the Order of
Interlocutory Injunction restraining the president
of the NFF, the executive committee members as
well as the NFF Congress from running affairs of
Nigerian football pending the determination of the
Motion on Notice before the court.
Gongnews.net had reported that Maigari have
queries to answer with the security agencies one
of which was the issue of his alleged fake grade
III Teachers certificate with which he contested
the office of NFF president.
As at the time of compiling this report, the NFF
has not released any statement on the arrest of
Maigari neither deny the news of the fake
certificate scandal charged against him.
Meanwhile, Channels TV reports that coach
Stephen Keshi led the Eagles into the country in
the early hours of today.
The Nigerian national football team were ousted
from the Mundial after they were defeated 0-2 by
France in the round of 16 of the football
showpiece.
In an interview with sports writers at the airport,
coach Keshi said the team would have loved to
progress beyond the round of 16 but expressed
gratitude to God for the outing in Brazil. When asked on media reports of his resignation
immediately after the match against France, Keshi
was reported to have said that he had not
resigned.
It could be recalled that it was reported on
Thursday, 3 July, 2014, that Keshi had been
offered a new contract by the Nigerian football
governing body.
The report also added that Keshi had not said
whether he would accept the offer or not.