Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia who earlier in the week claimed that a serving northern governor is one of the leaders of Boko Horam, has said, he got the information from traders in a market.
The former central bank chief also stated that he is a fan of President Muhammadu Buhari, “but there are bad people who don’t give him the advice to help him”, he said.
Mailafia, who made the disclosure in an interview with BBC Hausa on Thursday, said he got the information from “some Fulani traders” in the market and did not know that his statement would go viral.
According to him, his words were misunderstood and that he did not even know he was recorded on video.
Mailafia said he told the DSS what he knew about the incident and would not repeat what he said. He apologised for any comments he made that offended others.
Mailafia was invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) over a claim he made while being interviewed on a radio station in Abuja on Monday that a serving governor from the north is the leader of Boko Haram.
He was later released after being interogated by the secret police for over six hours.
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