Odusanya reportedly worked behind the scenes when Obasanjo was in power.
In a recent interview with online news portal, Sahara Reporters, Odusanya alleged that the former President lodged the killer squad at a State Security Service headquarters known as 'Yellow House.'
According to Odusanya, the squad was used for political assassinations and was responsible for the unresolved killings of politicians under Obasanjo's administration.
He further alleged that Obasanjo knew about the murder of the former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige, and a South-South politician, Chief Harry Marshall.
Odusanya said: "I believe that a killer squad created during the Abacha regime was kept by Obasanjo and housed at SSS headquarters, known as Yellow House, and was used for political assassinations."
Explaining Obasanjo's alleged link with Ige's death, Odusanya said, "The night Chief Bola Ige was assassinated, a top PDP member confided in me that Obasanjo told him Bola Ige was down."
Concerning the murder of Marshall, he said, "I also took a gift to Marshall and he was assassinated just a few weeks later."
Odusanya also alleged that the ex-President benefited from an account with the defunct Trans-International Bank and that from the funds in the account, Obasanjo, asked him to deliver a Peugeot 607 and the sum of N500,000 to a woman (name with-held).
When contacted for Obasanjo's comments, his Chief of Staff, Mr. Victor Durodola, said his boss was not available to react to the allegations.
He challenged those who made the allegations to come out with their evidence.
Durodola said: "The former president is not available. Therefore he is not in a position to respond to the allegations. However, my personal comment is that these are people who indulge in blackmail.
"Why are they using online television? They should come to Channels, AIT or NTA; these are television stations well known.
"Definitely that is not Obasanjo's character they are describing and everyone knows that. Of all the military rulers, the issue of killer squad cannot be attributed to him. That was not his style. He is not around now but I doubt if he would even give it any attention whatsoever."
He stressed that Obasanjo had no reason to be involved in Ige's assassination.
"We would like to see the interview, but these are issues you know cannot be possible. The killings were unresolved, yes, but you know that nobody could have attributed that to him. He would kill his minister for what? So that he (Obasanjo) could be minister?" Durodola said.
Another Obasanjo aide, Vitalis Ortese, told one of our correspondents on the phone that the allegation was a non-issue.
He said, "I don't know them. Let them prove the allegation. I don't know any Richard Odusanya or Segun Seriki."
Bola Ige, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria was shot dead in his Ibadan home on December 23, 2001.
Just like Ige, Marshall Harry, who was the National Coordinator, South-South geopolitical zone of the All Nigerian Peoples Party was murdered by unknown gunmen at his No28, Karaye Close, Garki II, Abuja residence on March 5, 2003, barely a month to the presidential election in which Obasanjo was reelected.
*All I will say is HMMMMM!!!!*
Source: The Punch
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