
According to sources,Edo state born boxer,Bash Ali,was at the headquaters of NEXIM Bank in Abuja to see it's Managing Director,Robert Orya to demand the release of the N150 million financial support to aid the hosting of a competition.The money is to be given to the Local Organizing Committee,LOC,inaugurated by the former chairman of the National Sports Commission,Bolaji Abdullahi in January.Bash Ali who had been having a running battle with the M.D of NEXIM Bank over his refusal to release the money could not see him yesterday,instead he was arrested by men of the Nigerian Police attached to the Federal secretariat in Abuja when he arrived the premises at the bank.Bash Ali said ''I was at the bank yesterday only to be arrested.The Divisional police office D.P.O,attached to the station told me to write a statement,but i told him that i won't write anything because i was at the bank to demand for the legitimate money that Mr Orya has to give to LOC of the fight.No kobo has been released because they want a private meeting with me,which i refused.The government of Nigeria gave me a national honour,but see where i am today?.The Police were told to detain me like an armed robber because i demanded that the President's order must be strictly followed''.One more picture below.
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