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Alleged diversion of funds: Presidential Panel grills Pinnick, barred from traveling

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick was the guest of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the recovery of public property on Monday in Abuja in connection with conspiracy and the alleged case of diversion of public funds at the NFF.

Pinnick was grilled by the panel for hours along with the NFF second vice President, Shehu Dikko.  This was confirmed by the panel Chairman, Obono Obla in an interview with Kiss FM in Abuja on Tuesday.

While it was Dikko’s third appearance before the panel, it was the first for Pinnick.

A source who was at the venue of the hearing informed Sportinglife.ng that the NFF President was also stopped from traveling out of the country because his attention could be needed at anytime.

Based on this, Pinnick may not lead Nigeria’s delegation to South Africa for the Super Eagles Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg this Saturday.

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“Pinnick told the panel of the South Africa match but they told him it won’t be possible for him to travel,” said the source who also hinted that NFF secretary general Mohammed Sanusi is expected to be appear today.

Our source declined to divulge further information since investigation is on-going.

Obla has repeatedly insisted that there will be no sacred cow in this probe

“It is not in my chairmanship that anyone mentioned will be excluded,” Obla insisted.

“The investigators have their way of doing things, I don’t interfere and I can assure you that anybody whose name has been mentioned will be investigated.”

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More officials are due to appear before the panel this week and after the qualifier.

Meanwhile,  three top NFF officials will appear before the High Court in the FCT on November 28 over an alleged theft of N3.4 billion.

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