The Federal Government has accused the immediate past National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, of avoiding trial in order to keep “the magnitude” of his alleged wrongs against the country away from the public. It stated this in a counter-affidavit which it filed before a Federal High Court in Abuja in opposition to an application by […]
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FORMER National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, former Chief of Air staff, Air Marshal Adeshola Amosu, and some retired military chiefs who are currently being interrogated for alleged corruption are likely to face separate charges, according to indications last night. They are all […]
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NIGERIAN Army last night released 12 senior officers to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for probe. The EFCC is investigating their role in the $2.1billion arms deals. Those found guilty of fraud by the EFCC will be tried by a Military Court Martial, The Army said. A statement by the Acting Director of Army […]
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday searched the house of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. The former CDS is still in custody, being grilled. There were indications that some serving military officers have been moved to guest houses, pending their interrogation, The Nation report. According to a source, […]
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INDICATIONS were that, the Publisher of ThisDay Newspaper, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena, has returned the sum of N350m to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A top operative of the commission, according to Punchng on Wednesday, said Obaigbena returned the money to the commission on Tuesday. The operative said Obaigbena was expected to pay an outstanding N200m […]
Read More IMMEDIATE past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), has filed a fresh application asking a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama to discharge him for the alleged crime of diversion of funds said to be meant for the procurement of arms. The ex-NSA, through his lawyer, Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN), filed the application […]
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INDICATIONS on Tuesday was that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s interrogation of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.), had reached a dead end. It was learnt, Punchng reported that the commission had asked Amosu and others, who are still being detained over the $2.1bn arms deal, to refund some […]
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THE federal government is not taking chances in the probe of arms deals under the last administration. It has consequently beefed up security around the probe panel chairman, AVM J.O.N. Ode(rtd) and others members of the committee. Sources according to The Nation, said last night that the action was to check the desperation of some suspects […]
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FORMER Minister Musiliu Obanikoro yesterday sought to rubbish media reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) traced N4.7billion believed to be from the $2.1billion slush funds from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) to the account of a company in which his two sons –Gbolahan and Babajide – are directors. The […]
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one of its operatives, Abdulrahman Mohammed Biu, who is a Deputy Detective Superintendent for allegedly collecting $150,000 (about N45 million) from some military officers currently under investigation for their involvement in the arms procurement scam. He promised to give the unnamed seven military officers soft landing to […]
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NIGERIAN Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Okon Abang of the yesterday released the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, who has been Kuje Prison since January 19. An official of the court who prefers anonymity had confirmed that Metuh perfected his bail condition yesterday evening and that the […]
Read More PRIOR to the ongoing arms deal probe, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, in connection with the ongoing investigation of the $2.1billion arms procurement scam. Amosu was grilled for about 17 hours by EFCC operatives. There were indications that the accounts of […]
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