The headquarters of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
at Zone 7 FCT Abuja was a battle ground of sorts yesterday as men of the
Department of State Security (DSS) virtually took over the Glass House for the
better part of official hours.
With a patrol van with registration number; Abuja KWA262AH
permanently stationed along the entrance gate, housing Federal Road Safety Corp
and the Glass House, an impeccable source told Daily Sunsports that the DSS
operatives carted away some vital documents ostensibly in connection with the
arrest of the football federation boss, Alhaji Aminu Maigari.
“The DSS had stormed Glass House in the early hours
yesterday, in commando fashion, and took away some vital documents which I
think might be connected with the arrest of our president. I want to, however,
say that the DSS operatives were very civil in handling the situation. You can
still see their patrol van permanently stationed at the entrance gate while
others move in and out of the premises,” our source noted.
The situation at the football federation was so tense that
sports journalists were denied access into the Glass House in line with the
directive from acting Sole Administrator, Lawrence Katiken, on the excuse that
he did not want them to pry into the meeting with the staff.
Meanwhile, stakeholders started converging in Abuja yesterday
for a crucial Congress billed to hold at Bolingo Hotels by 3.00pm today, even
as the proposed meeting might run into hitches following the closure of the
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
