Ebun Francis
The Department of State Services has detained First Lady, Aisha Buhari has denied any link with the N2.5 billion fraud assoicited with Mr. Baba-Inna, who is her Aide De Camp.
Baba-Inna is currently in custody of the Department of state services, DSS over the N2.5 billin fraud allegation.
Spokesman for the DSS, Mr. Nnochirionye Afunanya, spokesman for DSS told newsmen in Abuja that the case was handed over to the agency by the Police authority.
Afunanya said, “His case was handed over by the Police and investigation is ongoing.”
Following media report that the first lady recomeded the arrest of her Aide De Camp, she issued a statement on Tuesday stating that she was not aware of Baba- Inna’s nefarious activities and as such never recomended for her arrest.
Press Statement from Aisha Buhari…
The attention of wife of the President, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has been drawn to some media publications and releases purporting illegal detention of her Aide De Camp (ADC) over allegations of fraud.
The story as it pertains to her ADC, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Sani Baban-Inna has it that he has been detained on the orders of Her Excellency for dropping her name and defrauding unsuspecting officials and associates. She wishes to use this opportunity to refute such allegation and to state that she has no hand in his arrest and detention.
CSP Sani Baban-Inna has been her ADC since 2016 and has been associated with her ever since. To the utter dismay of Her Excellency, he has used the opportunity to defraud unsuspecting associates and officials as initial investigations have shown.
The Nigeria Police Force, his employers arrested him to investigate the allegations leveled against him, this, being within their jurisdiction.
She therefore wishes to use this opportunity to inform the general public that she has never sent any of her staff to collect any favours on her behalf or on behalf of her children and will never do so. She is therefore imploring anyone that has been defrauded by Mr. Baban-Inna to get across to him to retrieve whatever he took from them. Mrs. Buhari wishes to reiterate that she will not condone fraudulent behavior by any of her staff.
She uses this opportunity to call on all those in positions of authority to rise above intimidation by their aides and deal with such attitudes as extortion by name-dropping, especially within the Presidency. As she always emphasizes, this government was voted into office based on the trust and confidence of the people.
Suleiman Haruna
Director of Information
to Wife of the President
State House
Abuja