Security agents have arrested Hajiya Morufat Obanikoro, ex-Minister of Defence Musiliu Obanikoro’s wife. Her arrest followed intelligence sharing by the Department of State Service (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Mrs. Obanikoro was picked up over the ongoing investigation of her husband, who is wanted for the N4.745bn slush funds he got from the former NSA, Sambo Dasuki.
The funds were traced to Obanikoro, Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, former Osun State Deputy Governor Iyiola Omisore and three companies with links to Omisore.
Mrs. Obanikoro, who was transferred by the DSS to the EFCC, was later released by the agency after a bail. Her international passport was impounded. Sources said her bail is with the condition of surety support of a landed property owner in Lagos. She was told to return on Monday for interrogation.
According to sources, Mrs. Obanikoro arrived in the country last weekend from the United States.
It was learnt that she was arrested by the DSS in Lagos while she was sorting documents for her husband.
A source said: “We got a report that Mrs. 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 slush funds from ONSA.”
Another source revealed that Mrs. Obanikoro’s arrest was the right move because “some of the funds under investigation were wired into her company, which is called MOB. She needs to explain to this commission what job she did to deserve such remittance into her account.”
