Following Theft Of N35m From NFF Secretariat

The Police in the Federal Capital, Abuja have restricted the movement of Nigeria Football Federation General Secretary, Bolaji Ojo Oba to Abuja in a bid to ensure hitch free investigations into the alleged theft of 200,000 US dollars from the football house secretariat accounts office.

The NFF assistant general secretary (Finance and Administration), Kayode Musibau Kolawole and Osawaru have also been restricted by the police and should not to travel out of Abuja until after the Police investigations.

Though the NFF president, Sani Lulu Abdullahi has promised that the theft notwithstanding, the Eagles would go ahead with their preparations as scheduled, it was gathered that the money was meant to prosecute the team’s camping in South Africa and participation in Sunday’s 2010 World Cup qualifier against the Mambas of Mozambique.

A police source hinted Complete Sports that efforts are being made to establish how and where the money was changed, and who handled the transaction.

It was learnt that when the money was taken into NFF secretariat accounts office, it was kept a metallic safe instead of the metal strong safe that can breakage of any form and degreee.

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