The eighteen military chiefs to be probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will start appearing before the anti-graft agency on Monday, January 18.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Friday, issued a directive to the EFCC, to begin the probe of several retired and serving military chiefs over alleged misconduct and misappropriation of funds.

The affected officers are; National Security Adviser, Col. ​Sambo Dasuki (retd.); former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.); and two former Chiefs of Air Staff, Air Marshal MD Umar (retd.) and Air Marshal Adesola Amosun (retd.).

The others include; Maj.-​Gen. ​E.R ​Chioba (retd.); AVM​​ I.A​ Balogun (retd.); AVM ​A.G​ Tsakr (retd.); AVM​​ A.G​ Idowu (retd.);AVM ​A.M ​Mamu; AVM ​O.T ​Oguntoyinbo; AVM ​T. ​Omenyi; AVM ​J.B ​Adigun; AVM​​ R.A ​Ojuawo; AVM ​​J.A ​Kayode-Beckley; Air Cdre ​SA ​Yushau (retd.); Air Cdre ​A.O ​Ogunjobi; Air Cdre​ G.M.D ​Gwani; Air Cdre S.O ​Makinde; Air Cdre A.Y ​Lassa​; ​and Col. N ​Ashinze

Punch Newspapers reports that the EFCC has sent invitations to some of the Generals and the companies, whose names popped up in the report submitted to the President.

A source in the commission was quoted to have said: “We have sent invitations to many of them and as from Monday, they will start coming.”

While disseminating the president’s directive on Friday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said the directive was based on the recommendation of the committee established to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and Defence sector from 2007 to 2015.

The total budget for procuring arms for the military within the period according to the Federal Government, is N1.67trn.