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Obadiah Mailafia : The Man That Revealed Deep Things About Terrorism In Nigeria Dies

Afnews Editor

Sep 19, 2021

Obadiah Mailafia, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria is Dead. He died on Sunday after a brief illness.

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According to the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Middle Belt Forum, Ms Ndi Kato, Dr Mailafia died on Sunday Morning at the National Hospital Abuja from a yet to be disclosed illness.

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Obadiah Mailafia was born on December 24, 1956.

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He was a Nigerian development economist, international polymath, central banker, statesman and the 2019 Nigeria Presidential election Candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC).

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He was a former official of the African Development Bank Group and one-time Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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He was also the Chief of Staff of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), the 79-nation multilateral development institution based in Brussels, Belgium.

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Recall that Obadiah Mailafia had alleged some months back that a serving northern governor is part of the sponsors of Boko Haram. This allegation went viral in the Nigerian media space, it also led to the invitation of Obadiah by DSS.

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