Nigeria, April 10 -- Aliyu Gebi, a Nigerian politician and security consultant was arrested last week and subsequently granted bail over allegations that he supplied what security sources described as false intelligence to foreign embassies in Nigeria, PREMIUM TIMES can report.

Mr Gebi, a lawmaker in the 7th House of Representatives, was arrested by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) on Friday, 03 April, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

The politician who has now become a prominent figure in Nigeria's security architecture, allegedly provided "false intelligence" to embassies in Nigeria.

A security source who was not authorised to speak to the press about the matter, said Mr Gebi's report ignited te...