Nigeria, April 11 -- A former lawmaker and security consultant, Aliyu Gebi, has denied allegations that he supplied false intelligence to foreign embassies, saying his contributions have been twisted "into something sinister" and reaffirming his loyalty to Nigeria.

PREMIUM TIMES had reported that Mr Gebi was arrested by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) on 3 April and later granted bail. Sources with direct knowledge of the matter told the newspaper that he was taken into custody for allegedly providing what they described as "false intelligence" to foreign embassies.

According to our sources, the intelligence purportedly led some airlines to suspend or cancel flights to Nigeria. The sources also said Nigerian authorities s...