Obadiah Mailafia, former deputy governor of the Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN), is dead.
The 64-year-old ex-CBN deputy governor died at the National
Hospital Abuja on Sunday morning.
Luka Binniyat, spokesman of the Southern Kaduna Peoples
Union (SOKAPU), confirmed Mailafia’s death in a telephone chat on Sunday.
Binniyat said Mailafia, who took refuge in Markudi, Benue
state, following alleged persistent harassment by the Department of State
Security Services (DSS), fell sick on Saturday and was rushed to an Abuja
hospital.
“You know, following
his harassment by the DSS, he has been taking refuge from place to place.
“The last place he went to take refuge is Markudi. Yesterday
(Saturday), he took ill and he was rushed to the hospital that he normally
attend in Abuja.
“This morning, he was pronounced dead”, Binniyat said.
Confirming his death also, Fani-Kayode on his Twitter page wrote:
“I am saddened by the passing of my dear friend & brother Mr. Obadiah
Mailafiya who was one of the most powerful and progressive voices in our country.
I was informed that he passed on this morning. He was a great nationalist, a
believer in Nigeria, a kind and gentle soul.”
Mailafia was appointed deputy governor of CBN in 2005 from
the African Development Bank (AfDB) where he served as the chief economist
responsible for Strategic Planning and Corporate Reporting.
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