Maigari, 11 others, in another forgery case

IGP Hafiz Ringim, can he prosecute NFF now?

*Reported to IGP, may face prosecution

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari, and eleven of his board members have been dragged before the Police to be investigated over a case of signature forgery by the National Association of Nigerian Footballers (NANF).

In a petition dated 15^th October, 2011 to the Inspector General Police

With the dragging issues in court, eleven of the twelve members of the NFF board had sued the Inspector General of Police in suit number FHC/L/CS/962/2010. The NFF pleaded some documents in court which included one dated 14^th September, 2010 allegedly written by FIFA. That letter, according to NANF, was forged by the officials of the NFF which they (NANF) wants the Police to investigate and prosecute the offenders.

The two-page letter signed by Harrison Jalla as NANF President provided some other documents signed by the FIFA President, Joseph Sepp Blatter, which did not tally with the one pleaded by the NFF in court.

NANF asserted that “Aminu MAigari and his cohorts also forged other letters enclosed purportedly from FIFA to intimidate the Nigerian government, the courts and the Nigerian people. The NANF is viewing this act as grievous and criminal in nature that must be investigated and if those involved are culpable should be prosecuted. The NANF is ready to provide further information on request.”

Oneya Football Reform Committee infiltrated?

Two days back, a top friend of the NFF was at a forum in Abuja boasting how the life of the current board of the NFF will be further extended and “gradually, if care is not taken, that is how we will spend the full gamut of our tenure.”

A deeper analysis and investigation showed that this friend of the NFF may afterall be very right. A detailed personality analysis of the members and consultants of the committee showed a former law maker may be the arrowhead of the scheme. The plan I gathered was to smuggle some recommendations into the final report of the committee that will give the Minister of Sports some time to make some clarifications from some other government agencies. This it is believed will also involve summoning the congress of the NFF for some deliberations.

My findings also revealed that though the NFF board is just not convenient with the Oneya committee. Many of them “are too independent minded and stubborn”. I gathered that the official representative of the NFF on the committee, Chris Green, was to lure the members of the committee with foreign trips to the Olympics and such other engagements of the national team.

That trick was employed which the chairman of the committee, General Dominic Oneya fell for so easily without counting the possible cost whereas, another member of the committee, who was smarter, collected his cash and left no trail while attending the two London matches, said my source.