The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission may have started tracing landed properties of some ex- service chiefs, as part of investigation into alleged arms procurement scam.
SUNDAY PUNCH learnt on Saturday that the commission was tracing the properties acquired by ex-service chiefs during their tenures to other countries.
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It was gathered that the EFCC’s action was aimed at finding out if the military chiefs illegally acquired landed properties while in service. Findings showed that that the ex- service chiefs, whose properties were being tracked by the commission, included a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh and the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu.
It was also learnt that the EFCC was extending its search to other military officers, whose names featured in the report of the committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to probe into arms procurements between 2007 and 2015. On Saturday, a newspaper (not PUNCH) had reported that operatives of the EFCC on Wednesday sealed off a house in Abuja, which was said to belong to Badeh.
The commission was reported to have grilled a son of Badeh in connection with alleged arms scandal. The anti-graft agency is currently detaining Col. N. Ashinze, a Special Military Assistant to former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, who is also facing trial for alleged diversion of $2.1bn meant for the procurement arms to fight Boko Haram insurgency.
A top source in the EFCC, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “We are trying to trace houses that belong to some of military chiefs. Apart from checking their bank accounts, we want to find out if part of the money for arms procurement was spent on the houses. “We are extending our search to the United Arab Emirates and the United States. We will seek the cooperation of those countries.” Dasuki had denied allegations that funds for four fighter jets and 12 helicopters were missing, stating in a statement in December that the said equipment was signed for by Amosu. When our correspondent contacted the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, on the issue, he said he did not have the information on the issue.
“I don’t have the information that you are looking for,” he said. Buhari had on Friday ordered the EFCC to investigate 17 retired and serving military officers as well as 21 firms over the arms procurement scam. The President gave the directive following a report submitted by a panel he set up to audit arms procured between 2007 and 2015. The committee had confirmed that Nigeria spent about $2billion and another N29billion on NAF procurement alone during the period in question. According to the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, the EFCC will probe the 21 companies and their directors for alleged fundamental breaches associated with the procurements by the Office of the NSA and the Nigerian Air Force.
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Next arms puchase is to pinish my brodas in the creek

See their faces.. Lol




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See them faces sef, like mugabe poo

Who would have thought these guys were deceiving us and exposing the lives of men and women under their command.

Imagine how many kids have become fatherless.......because of their greed

I agree.

tanks all.


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Gehn gehn gehn let d season film continue, kirikiri loading for many pple. D blood of d military army dis pple av wasted is crying, e ni duro wo

Those faces are the faces of Boko Haram sponsors.
They kept the war going so they could continue to steal the defence budget and the security vote.
How come all the intelligence gathered never exposed the sponsors of Boko haram? The only answer is that our top military officers, politicians and business men are the sponsors.

Thanks all

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Jonathan sef!

Karma will soon fetch you guys

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I BLAME JONATHAN FOR THAT

No one is being sent to jail.

Enough of this media stunts.

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As for Badeh and Amosu, no shaking because their people don't tolerate thieves .But if the name was Ihejirika? ??na so we go hear about ultimatums,burning of our embassies, Biafra or online petition to impeach Buhari. Sooo pathetic that we condone criminality because of ethnic hatred. Meanwhile most of us CANNOT sit in the same room with the children of these thieves because we are not "worthy " enough to attain their level. Sad!!!

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See their faces.....
Awon omo aale

No thanks to them at all

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I hope these stealing syndrome is not hereditary cos if it is u knw d prayer of every father for the child to become successful than him dats is to say corruption will be hard to wipe out from nigeria

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