Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has denied having a hand in the arrest and detention of her Aide De Camp (ADC), Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Sani Baban-Inna over allegations of fraud.
Baban-Inna is said to be detained on the orders of Mrs. Buhari for dropping her name and defrauding unsuspecting officials and associates.
In a statement by the Director of Information to wife of the President, Suleiman Haruna, Mrs. Buhari said her ADC has been with her since 2016, and also expressed dismay that he has used the opportunity to defraud unsuspecting associates and officials as initial investigations have shown.
She reiterated 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.
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Mrs. Buhari, therefore, advised those who have been defrauded by Baban-Inna to get across to him to retrieve whatever he took from them.
She added that Baban-Inna was arrested by his employers to investigate the allegations leveled against him, as it is within their jurisdiction.
Mrs. Buhari advised 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.
She emphasised that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was voted into office based on the trust and confidence of the people.
The statement read:
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.
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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.