The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, and a number of top officials from the office of the National Security Adviser over the controversial arms procurement scandal surrounding former NSA, Sambo Dasuki.

Multiple sources at the EFCC told PREMIUM TIMES Mr. Yuguda was arrested Monday afternoon and was currently being quizzed by detectives.

Our sources said a huge amount of money; “running into billions” was allegedly traced to the former minister from funds meant for arms procurement.

“The funds were directly transferred to him from the NSA office and he has been unable to explain the rationale for the transfer,” a source said.

“The transfers were made to his account between December 2014 and May 2015.”

Also arrested over the same matter, according to our sources, are some senior officials at the NSA office, including the director of finance.

“The suspects are being grilled by crack detectives and may not be allowed to go home soon,” one source said.
The spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said he was yet to be briefed on the arrests.

“I’m aware that our detectives are looking into the case but I’m not sure who and who has been taken in,” Mr. Uwujaren said on telephone.

He promised to revert as soon details become available.
A presidential investigations committee into arms procurement under the Goodluck Jonathan administration had said in its interim report that it found extra-budgetary spending by the Jonathan administration to the tune of N643.8 billion and an additional $2.2 billion in the foreign currency component.

But Mr. Dasuki has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, saying all contracts and accruing payments on arms procurement were made based on the approval of Mr. Jonathan, adding that due process and military procurement regulations were followed in all the transactions.

“Nigerians should note that all the services generated the types of equipment needed, sourced suppliers most times and after consideration by the Office of the NSA, the President will approve application for payment,” Mr. Dasuki in a recent statement.

Mr. Jonathan however said in Washington last week that his government never awarded any contract in the range of $2 billion dollars.

“I did not award any $2 billion contract for procurement of weapons,” Mr. Jonathan said, querying, “Where did the money come from?” and repeating emphatically that “I did not award a contract of $2billion for procurement of weapons”.

Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/194185-breaking-efcc-arrests-former-minister-others-over-alleged-2billion-arms-deal-2.html

I give up on this Govt, if the likes of Ameachi is a saint then Baba is just another joker.

Hefemale:
source

Done

Political witch hunt.

DickDastardly:
Done

seen

Enough of all these deceptive arrest and put somebody in Jail...

Rubbish..

As predicted.


I knew when Buhari gets to power and their is no money to impress the masses, he will be forced to look for thieves to refund the money.

Not even this time of crude oil price crash

Who cares?

MzPecs:

Honestly, this govt is a disgrace and a failure.

I pirry them!

Honestly, you are the disgrace and the failure.

I 'pirry' you!

Political telenova has entered season2. If this does not end up exposing Dasuki, and convicting him of corrupt practices, then am afraid the President, should end his anti-corruption campaign and leave it for the next head of state. We can't keep on wasting our time with all this theatrics.

Jobless "olodos" and sentimental fools.

MzPecs:

Honestly, this govt is a disgrace and a failure.

I pirry them!

They are seriously annoying me. Arrest and court every time and still NOTHING to show for it...


The rich and powerful are indeed untouchable in this country.

MzPecs:

Honestly, this govt is a disgrace and a failure.

I pirry them!

Saying you are a disgrace is a disgrace to the word disgrace.

MzPecs:

Honestly, this govt is a disgrace and a failure.

I pirry them!

They and their supporters are disgrace to mankind.. Tufiakwa!!!

maupe:
Political telenova has entered season2. If this does not end up exposing Dasuki, and convicting him of corrupt practices, then am afraid the President, should end his anti-corruption campaign and leave it for the next head of state. We can't keep on wasting our time with all this theatrics.

Hmmmmmm

Fear not.

They arrested somebody for scam and you said is a liar

ionsman:


Saying you are a disgrace is a disgrace to the word disgrace.

Seen!

premium times, wailers don't want to hear all these, as they call it "cooked up stories". Jonathan is a hero and a saint please. When he dies, he will seat at the right hand of God the father, and Jesus will move over to the left

[/b]modified: all you wailers that lack the creativity to understand sarcasm should stop quoting me over the above statement. Heaven is a nice place and jokes are entertained there.[b]

One by one, those who have stolen our commonwealth and don't want to quietly use the window of grace Buhari has opened for them will eventually be made to face justice in the fullness of time.

Hope EFCC won't come out to refute this tomorrow because it is increasingly becoming difficult to believe any good news about this govt nowadays. The only news that don't change the next day in this era are negative ones.

By the time PMB finishes with Dasuki (his blood) there wont be a hidden place for any other goat again in this country. All of them would be made to cough out our yams.

Majority of those who won't like this news are those who know that, as time goes on, their hero-GEJ, is going to be indicted.

Witch hunting continues, PDP scape goats are being hunted, while APC sacred cows are walking free.

Arrest them all.

KK

Attimes i ask myself if all this money is real




$2billion = #400billion




Sigh!!!

Sh1t

Its not all about making arrest but sending people to JAIL..... We are no longer exicited about all this hide and seek arrest

Pidggin:
Witch hunting continues, PDP scape goats are being hunted, while APC sacred cows are walking free.

dialfa:
Political witch hunt.

You both need deliverance, before you were all screaming northerners ruined nigeria now that some of them are being held you hearing screaming like a hungry mosquito