BREAKING: Obadiah Mailafia, ex-deputy governor of CBN, is dead

 

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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