Former president of the Nigeria Football Federations (NFF), Aminu Maigari and fellow executive committee member, Chris Green, have been released from DSS detention.
“Maigari has been released by the security operatives. He was released in the morning by the special anti-robbery squad after he was handed to them by the Directorate of State Security Service,” an aide told AfricanFootball.
“No charges were pressed against him, neither was he or Green questioned on anything. It was clearly to prevent them from attending the Tuesday general assembly, which FIFA insisted should be presided by Maigari,” an aide of the NFF boss told africanFootball.com.
According to reports, Maigari was detained on the orders of Joseph Mbu, the controversial former Rivers State Police Commissioner, who is now an Assistant Inspector General of Police.
NFF General Secretary, Musa Amadu, who was also arrested on Tuesday, was later picked up personally by the Sports Minister, Tammy Danagogo, for the “elective congress” where Chris Giwa emerged as the new NFF president.
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FIFA is expected to deliver its verdict on the unfolding drama in Nigerian football soon.
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