– Mrs Lara Amosu was arrested last week in Abuja

– The sum of $1 million was discovered in a soakaway pit in Amosu’s Lagos residence

– Amosu’s properties have been confiscated

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the wife of the immediate past Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (rtd) in relation to the ongoing investigation into the $2.1 billion arms procurement fund.
Today.ng reports that Mrs. Lara Amosu was arrested last week in Abuja by EFCC operatives, adding that she has been in the anti-graft custody in Lagos since last week.

A source disclosed that Lara’s lawyer has been making attempts to secure her release but had not gotten any positive result.

She was arrested after the sum of N3 billion was traced to her bank accounts. The money is believed to be part of the sum her husband is being probed for.

The source further hinted that some properties belonging to the former CAS were also held in trust for him by Lara and her children.

There were earlier reports that the anti-graft watch dog discovered a whooping sum of N17.5 billion in the accounts of wives of three airforce chiefs. The monies were reportedly disseminated in various banks accounts.

A source acquainted with the ongoing arms probe disclosed that N13 billion was traced to the bank accounts of the wife of a retired Air Vice Marshal, who held strategic position in the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), adding that N1.5 billion was also discovered in the account of another serving senior officer. These officers handled the finance, budget and accounts of NAF.

The source said: “Shortly after Amosu was picked up in Abuja, his wife, Lara, was subsequently arrested. Investigations conducted showed that some of the monies the former Chief of Air Staff made through some contracts and procurements in NAF were traced to his wife’s accounts.

“About N3 billion was traced to the wife’s accounts while some assets acquired by the former service chief was in her name and some others in her company’s name.

“So, Lara is an accessory to a crime. The proceeds with her are from the arms funds. As we prosecute her husband, she must also be held accountable.”

It was gathered that the anti-graft agency pulled out the sum of $1 million cash from Amosu’s residence in Badagary, Lagos. The foreign currency was discovered when operatives carried out a search on the house.

The source said: “In continuation of the investigation into the arms probe, the EFCC operatives took Amosu to his residence in Badagry. After a thorough search of the residence, a fresh small ‘soakaway’ pit was discovered in the compound. The operatives suspected foul play, which informed the breaking of the ‘soakaway’. Surprisingly, $1 million was found in it. The money was subsequently confiscated.”

The EFCC arrested Amosu, Adigun, and Air Commodore O. Gbadebo two weeks ago over their involvement in the $2.1 billion arms scandal.

It was gathered that the EFCC flew the indicted officers to Lagos in an airforce aircraft. They were allegedly discreetly kept in a hotel. The EFCC mobilised the indicted officers to assets traced to them and suspected to have been acquired with monies gotten from the arms deal. The anti-graft agency had sealed off some of the said properties.Several choice properties acquired by the man have been
sealed off by the EFCC. These include the ultra Mordern St.
Solomon's Hospital at Adeniyi Jones Ikeja worth about 85
million Naira. There is also another house on Adeyemo
Alakija Street Ikeja near the Ghanaian High Commission
with a market value of over 200 million Naira.
Perhaps the biggest of them is the involvement of AVM J B
Adigun, the immediate past Chief of Accounts and
Budgeting of the Nigeria Air Force. That one bought
properties all over the place. Some of them include a block
of 12 luxury flats at Park View Estate, Ikoyi worth over 1.7
billion Naira. There is also another block of luxury flats on
Sinari Daranijo Street, Victoria Island Lagos with a market
value of about 1.8 billion Naira. He also owns a parcel of
land on Bourdillion Drive Ikoyi worth about 908 million
Naira, four terrace terrace duplexes on Agede Street off
Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse Zone 2 Abuja.
All of these properties were acquired in the last two years.
There is also AVM O O Gbadebo who was Director of
Finance and Budget of the Nigeria Airforce. That one also
has properties scattered all over the place and is the
currently managing the said St. Solomon's Hospital Ikeja on
behalf of his boss, Adigun.
AVM Adigun's wife has reportedly fled the country and the
EFCC is looking for her desperately.
These are the leaders of the Nigeria Air Force who were
given the sum of $930,500,690.00 to buy arms and
ammunition for our soldiers to fight Boko Haram.
In one incident, they spent $136.9 million on two second
hand Mi-24M helicopters instead of the recommended
Mi-35M series.
Even the ones they bought were allegedly not airworthy at
the time of delivery and meanwhile, a brand new unit of that
helicopter costs about $30 million, yet they bought two
second ones at a cost of $136.9 million.
Everyday, people come out here to tell us how the value of
the Naira is falling. Why won't it fall? Why? In the midst of
this kind of stealing?
Yet, this was what people wanted us to continue with.
Even if Buhari does not achieve any other thing in four years
but succeeds in dealing with these crooks and thieves, I will
be satisfied.
Meanwhile, this is just for the Airforce o. We have not heard
about the Army and Navy

ELEDUMARE!