Nigeria: FIFA Threatens to Ban Nigeria

5 July 2014

Barely 24 hours after the Sports Minister, Tamuno Danagogo moved to effect the court order by a Plateau Justice restraining the board of the Nigeria Football Federation from running the affairs of Nigerian football, the President of the NFF, Aminu Maigari was yesterday arrested by men of the Nigerian Police upon arriving the country from Brazil, venue of the World Cup.

He was detained for hours at the Security Service Headquarters in Abuja. He was picked up at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. He was later released at about 5pm.

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