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Nigeria's former Minister of State for Defense, Musiliu Obanikoro, has reacted to the arrest of his wife, Moroophat, by DSS agents on Thursday.
According to reports, Moroophat was arrested and then taken to the EFCC where she was questioned before she was released.
In a statement released on Friday, he said he was saddened by conflicting reports on her questioning by the EFCC.
“First, Alhaja Moroophat has always been in the country managing her businesses as against the lie that she sneaked in last week from the United States.
“Second, No documents were found in her possession and the lie that she was arrested while trying to evacuate documents is a fabrication and can only survive in their warped and distorted minds. It should also be noted that the officials only came to invite her for questioning and as against the phrase that she was whisked away. Her driver actually drove her in her own car to the office of the DSS.
“Third, it was shamefully reported that the DSS were involved because there were so many armed policemen guiding her. This is another fabricated lie. Even when he was serving as minister, his family never enjoyed any police protection let alone after leaving office and as a woman who is above board in all her dealings, she does not need one.
“Finally, we are using this medium to call on the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to resist from persecuting an innocent woman who has no dealings at all with any of the businesses that they are investigating and totally unaware of the alleged transactions.”
According to reports, Moroophat was arrested and then taken to the EFCC where she was questioned before she was released.
In a statement released on Friday, he said he was saddened by conflicting reports on her questioning by the EFCC.
“First, Alhaja Moroophat has always been in the country managing her businesses as against the lie that she sneaked in last week from the United States.
“Second, No documents were found in her possession and the lie that she was arrested while trying to evacuate documents is a fabrication and can only survive in their warped and distorted minds. It should also be noted that the officials only came to invite her for questioning and as against the phrase that she was whisked away. Her driver actually drove her in her own car to the office of the DSS.
“Third, it was shamefully reported that the DSS were involved because there were so many armed policemen guiding her. This is another fabricated lie. Even when he was serving as minister, his family never enjoyed any police protection let alone after leaving office and as a woman who is above board in all her dealings, she does not need one.
“Finally, we are using this medium to call on the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to resist from persecuting an innocent woman who has no dealings at all with any of the businesses that they are investigating and totally unaware of the alleged transactions.”
