EX-Minister of Defence Musiliu Obanikoro’s wife Hajiya Morufat Obanikoro, arrested yesterday by (DSS), security agent. Inside source report.
Source said Mrs Obanikoro was picked up over the current investigation of her husband, who is wanted for questioned over N4.75billion such funds from the office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
Meanwhile, we learnt that the funds were reportedly traced to Obanikoro, Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, former Osun State Deputy Governor Iyiola Omisore and three companies with links to Omisore.
According to the Nation, Mrs. Obanikoro, who was transferred by the DSS to the EFCC, was later released by the anti-graft agency after a bail. Her international passport was impounded.
Sources said her bail is with the provision of surety support of a landed property owner in Lagos, thus, she was requested to return on Monday for interrogation.
A source said: “We got a report that Mrs. Hajiya Morufat Obanikoro had sneaked into the country from the United States. After the confirmation of her travel log, an alert was issued to all security agencies.
“Following intelligence sharing with the EFCC, the operatives of the DSS arrested her in Lagos with some documents relating to the probe of the N4.745billion such funds from ONSA.
Another source said the arrest of Mrs Obanikoro was base on the money wire into her company name account which is called (MOB) while the she still under investigation.
