Arms funds scam: Ex-Air Force chief returns stolen N84m to EFCC

‘I received N25m from Metuh… but I returned it to the EFCC’ – Former VP’s aide

Former Special Adviser on political matters to former Vice President Namadi Sambo, Abba Dabo, has testified against the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh. Dabo, the eighth witness in the case against Metuh, said he was given N25 million to fight criticism in the traditional and in the social media against former... Read More

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February 4, 2016

‘Military officers stashed arms funds in accounts of their wives, children’ – EFCC

The Economic and Finanacial Crimes Commission has traced some of the $2.1billion arms procurement funds to the accounts of wives and children of some former and serving military chiefs. The Nation reports that the EFCC may possibly restrict access to all the identified accounts before the end of the week. A source privy to details of the investigation was... Read More

arms funds, EFCC, military officers

February 3, 2016

Former Chief of Air Staff, Amosu declines offer to return arms funds

A former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.), has reportedly refused to agree to return arms contract funds traced to him. Amosu, who was recently arrested, is being interrogated by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The former Air Staff Chief is being quizzed over 10 contracts worth $930.5m, which were... Read More

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February 1, 2016

‘I have houses in US, UK… but I never received arms funds’ – Obanikoro’s son

Following the allegations of involvement in the arms funds fraud, Gbolahan Obanikoro, a son of a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, says he never received any money from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Gbolahan and his brother, Babajide, are being investigated by the Economic and Financial... Read More

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January 31, 2016

‘Buhari should recover diverted arms funds and pardon the looters’

The General-Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide, Prophet Kayode Abiara has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to pardon the looters of the $2.1bn arms funds, provided they return the money. Abiara said the federal government should not waste time on the probe and prosecution of suspects in the diversion of arms procurement funds, but should... Read More

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January 28, 2016

Arms funds: At the appropriate time, my voice will be heard – Jonathan

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, says he would speak out at the appropriate time, regarding the alleged diversion of funds meant for the procurement of arms by his administration. The former National Security Adviser of the last administration, Sambo Dasuki, is at the center of the ongoing investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, into... Read More

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January 12, 2016

YNaija presents the 9 principal characters of #Dasukigate- the $2.1bn arms funds diversion scandal

by Emeka Nwankwo The ongoing criminal trial and implication of several high profile personalities in the infamous arms fund diversion case (otherwise known as Dasukigate) is perhaps the biggest corruption scandal to hit Nigeria –at least those that made its way into the public domain. The network of people involved in this case is vast, entangling... Read More

arms funds, diversion, EFCC, Olisa Metuh, Sambo Dasuki

January 12, 2016

‘Jonathan should tell Nigerians if he authorised Dasuki to divert arms funds’ – PDP

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has been asked by the Peoples Democratic Party to ‘clarify’ whether he authorised the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, to divert $2.1bn meant for the purchase of arms into his failed re-election bid during the 2015 presidential campaign. The PDP said on Monday, that Jonathan- who lost the election to... Read More

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January 9, 2016

Ladoja confirms receipt of N100m #Dasukigate funds from Anenih [DETAILS]

Senator Rashidi Ladoja received N100m from the former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tony Anenih, ahead of the last general elections. Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), is alleged to have funded the accounts of some PDP leaders to mobilise support for Jonathan’s re-election. The funds used... Read More

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January 7, 2016

‘PDP is a clean party… punish our members who ate arms funds’ – National leadership

The National leadership of the PDP says it’s not averse to the prosecution of the looters of funds meant for the purchase of arms to prosecute the war against Boko Haram. The opposition party said the culprits should be adequately punished to serve as a deterrent to others, while adding that the prosecution of its... Read More

Did Fani-Kayode receive N1.7bn from Dasuki’s largesse?

Staff of the campaign organization of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, have reportedly petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, over the role of the campaign’s media director, Femi Fani-Kayode, in the funds received by the team. According to Sahara Reporters, the petitioners alleged that Fani-Kayode received N1.7 billion from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo... Read More

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January 6, 2016

Dasukigate: How Olisa Metuh became his own whistle-blower

National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, may have been his own whistle-blower in the ongoing investigation into the diversion of arms procurement funds, under the last administration. The former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki is the principal character in the investigation and trial of those complicit in the alleged diversion of over $2.1... Read More

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January 5, 2016

EFCC requests release of military chiefs for probe over Dasukigate

A list of serving and retired military officers is reported to have been compiled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for interrogation in connection with the $2.1bn arms procurement investigation. The anti-graft agency is believed to have sent a letter to the Army Headquarters for the release of the affected officers. Punch Newspapers reports that former service... Read More

arms funds, diversion, EFCC, military chief

December 16, 2015

Dasuki acquired ‘properties in Dubai, London’ with diverted cash – EFCC

The Federal Government on Tuesday, revealed to the High court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja that former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, is on trial as a result of his involvement in activities that bordered on economic sabotage. According to the government, the ongoing trial Dasuki became pertinent over his compromise of the... Read More

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December 15, 2015

Grim-faced Dasuki and the #ArmsGate suspects arraigned on fresh charges (See Photos)

Somber and dour could be best used to describe the expression on the faces of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and other suspected pilfers of the nation’s coffers, as they were arraigned before a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday. Dasuki, a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, former... Read More

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December 15, 2015

Dasuki set to expose ‘former Presidents’ who benefitted from $2.1 billion security funds

The former National Security Adviser, Retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, who’s at the center of the ongoing $2.1 billion arms diversion investigation, is believed to be ready to expose Nigerian leaders who enjoyed from the largesse of his office. Dasuki and two others were arraigned before a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja on Monday, on a fresh 19-count charge bordering... Read More

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December 13, 2015

#DasukiGate: Compromised public figures seek Obasanjo’s help

Some public figures who have been implicated in the $2.1bn arms fund scandal have reportedly reached out to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo to wade in and help their plight. According to Punch, these group of prominent Nigerians who received funds from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, want soft landing with their prosecution. The reports states that ‘a trusted aide’ of Obasanjo... Read More

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December 5, 2015

CBN got ‘presidential approval’ for withdrawals of diverted $2billion arms fund

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been able to make some headway in tracking how some of the $2billion arms funds were withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to a report by The Nation, the withdrawals were carried out based on orders from above. The report disclosed that part of the $2billion was gotten from the CBN,... Read More