News says NFF President arrested for reasons yet Unknown

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari, was on Tuesday arrested by the Directorate of Security Service (DSS) just as he was set to preside over the meeting of the 36 states FA Chairmen.No reason was given for the arrest of Maigari who was recently reinstated by government after FIFA intervened in his sack.

The 36 chairmen who were heading for the office of the DSS in Abuja in solidarity with the arrested President of NFF were confronted with teargas and forcibly rebuffed by armed security officials but they remained resolute.

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The National Sports Commission says outgoing President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari, was arrested on Tuesday over the recent fire outbreak at the secretariat.

Maigari was reportedly arrested along with General Secretary of the federation, Musa Amadu, and Chris Green by security operatives in order to stop them from presiding over the congress of the football body in Abuja.

But a statement by Patrick Omorodion, media aide to the sports minister/Chairman NSC, Tammy Danagogo, on Saturday, read, “The NSC wishes to put the record straight on the reason for the arrest of former President of the NFF, Aminu Maigari, by men of the Directorate of State Security Services.

“It is however, on record that the former Acting President of the NFF, Mike Umeh, had immediately after the fire outbreak at the NFF secretariat in Abuja, said he suspected sabotage by ‘some people who are desperate to perpetuate themselves in power and called on the police to investigate the incident.’