Former Minister of the Federal Capital
Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, was delayed for one hour before
travelling to Dubai on Wednesday afternoon by officials of the State
Security Service attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,
Lagos.
Unconfirmed sources said El-Rufai was delayed for interrogation by the SSS officials..
SSS spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar, however described the story as a “mere rumour” when she was contacted.
But el-Rufai described his brief detention by the SSS on Tuesday as unfortunate. El-Rufai, in a message to our Punch correspondent on Twitter, confirmed that he flew from Lagos to Dubai on Emirates flight EK 784.
He expressed shock at the agency’s denial of his allegation.
El-Rufai said, “Why should I lie? I
travel all the time; why now? These clowns are pathetic. These are new
lows in bad governance.”
Meanwhile, it was confirmed on
Wednesday evening that embattled lawmaker, Mr Farouk Lawan, actually
travelled to Dubai through the MMIA on Tuesday, contrary to media
reports that he was stopped.
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