President Buhari Approves Further Investigation Of Military Officers Involved In Arms Procurement Scandals Leaves Out Dambazau


President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that further investigations be made into the Nigerian Army’s procurement of weaponry and other equipment from 2007 to 2015. A statement issued by Air Vice Marshal Jon Ode (ret.), who chaired the Presidential Committee on the Audit of Defense Equipment Procurement in the Armed Forces, disclosed that Mr. Buhari had accepted the committee’s recommendation to further investigate those involved in the procurements. The statement added that the committee had discovered numerous irregularities in the contract awards.


President Buhari’s order came after the committee submitted its third interim report today. But Worrisome in the approval of further investigation is the exclusion of Buhari’s interior minister, Lt. General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, the chief of Army Staff under whom some of the fraudulent procurement process was carried out within the period under review. Lt. General Dambazau was Chief of Army Staff between 2008 and 2010

Saharareporters learnt Dambazau was earlier indicted in the report submitted by the panel but elements within the Presidency worked hard to exonerate him from the list of former army officers indicted.

“Among those to be investigated are 18 serving and retired military personnel, 12 serving and retired public officials and 24 ChiefCompanies involved in the procurement. All were either accounting officers or played key roles in the Nigerian Army procurement activities during the period under review,” said the statement by AVM Ode.

He disclosed that the subjects of further investigation include two former Chiefs of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Anthony Ihejirika (ret.) and Lieutenant-General K.T.J. Minimah (ret.), former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Nurudeen Mohammed, and three former permanent secretaries in the Ministry of Defense, Bukar Goni Aji, Haruna Sanusi, and E.O. Oyemomi.

Other targets of the probe include chief executives of several firms, among them Colonel Olu Bamgbose (ret.) of Bamverde Limited, Amity Sade of Doiyatec Comms Limited and DYI Global Services, and Edward Churchill of Westgate Global Trust Limited.

The committee said the total amount spent for procurement and operations within the period were N185,843,052,564.30 and $685,349,692.49.

The committee’s latest interim report concluded that contracts awarded by the Ministry of Defense for the Nigerian Army between 2007 and 2015 were often awarded without '”significant input from end-user (Nigerian Army) and to vendors who lacked the necessary technical competence.”

“As an example, three contracts with a total value of N5,940,000,000.00 were awarded to DYI Global Services Ltd and Doiyatec Comms Nig. Ltd (owned by the same individuals) for the procurement of military hardware including 20 units of KM-38 Twin Hull Boats and six units of 4X4 ambulances fitted with radios. The committee found that the 2 companies collected N5,103,500,000.00, representing 86% of the total value of the three contracts worth N5,940,000,000.00, but only performed to the tune of N2,992,183,705.31,” the report stated.

In another example, the committee reported that a contract worth N169,916,849.77 for the procurement of 53 armored vehicle spare parts, with a 90-day completion schedule, was yet to be completed five years after it was awarded.

In addition, the committee found that many of the contracts awarded directly by the Nigerian Army were characterized by “lack of due process, breach of extant procurement regulations and [were] tainted by corrupt practices.”

According to the committee, “a review of the procurement carried out by Chok Ventures Ltd and Integrated Equipment Services Ltd established that between March 2011 and December 2013, the two companies exclusively procured various types of Toyota and Mitsubishi vehicles worth over N3,000,000,000.0 for the Nigerian Army without any competitive bidding.

“Though the committee found no credible evidence of delivery of the vehicles, the vendors were fully paid based on job completion certificates authenticated by the then Chief of Logistics. Also, [an] analysis of the various bank accounts of the two companies showed transfers to individuals related to [the] then Chief of Army Staff.”





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Why the surprise? Danbazau=sacred cow

If a new political party defeated pmb and takes over power from apc come 2019,it should probe buhari and his government from 1984 to 1985.And 2015 to 2019.Including apc control states.This is because PMB has been shielding his kinsmen and political associates whose hands are stink of corruption.

You don't kill your henchmen in a fight against your enemies.

I still laugh at those saying The Buhari man is fighting corruption, he is not fighting any corruption rather fighting his enemies

I checked the names and saw Northerners like Nurudeen Mohammed, Bukar Goni Aji, Haruna Sanusi
I know wailers can never be satisfied. They would still find something to complain about

Its in their genes to wail

Bubu fighting corruption indeed.

The list must be filled with Igbos

Yeah, there are sacred cows.
Some are more equal than others.

Just like uncorrupt Abacha, this one is not corrupt.
The money stolen by Dambazau would be described as money wrongly taken away under his watch.

A list indeed

Enough of probes, Buhari should please implement whatever is implementable in the budget, since they said they can't implement the whole budget, or he has decided not to implement it at all, because it's a corrupt budget?

After some dolts will come & tell me Buhari is fighting corruption when he goes to bed & romances corruption every night.

raumdeuter:
I checked the names and saw Northerners like Nurudeen Mohammed, Bukar Goni Aji, Haruna Sanusi
I know wailers can never be satisfied. They would still find something to complain about

Its in their genes to wail

Please keep quiet, we are talking about sincerity and equity in the supposed fight are against corruption, you are here talking about mentioning North names. Looting of the country's treasure has been the business of the Northern Political oligarchy. You can count the number of Igbos or Yorubas in such crimes.

It's official! Corruption fight has been hijacked by friends and families of buhari.

Mr Damboroba and Burantashi excluded?

Excellent decision..

Moral lesson: steal and loot to your heart content..as long as you are cronies of the president, your immunity and impunity are assured..

So far you are in APC, you are automatically a saint.

All saints are found in APC

And now what more proof does Nigeria & the whole world need to confirm that this idiot of a president is only out to stalled perceived or imaginary enemies.As for the useless panel that succeeded in exonerating Danbazzo,your restlessness have just started.Buhari God-the impartial judge is also waiting for you high above as sometime someday you'll also have a day of reckoning with Him.As for APC-like the Nazi's party,your fall will be catastrophic.Amaechi, Fashola,Fayemi,Buratai,Danbazzo & all the corrupt thieves in Nigeria-thou shall never escape judgement be it here on earth or the great beyond.As for those who brought this calamity of a government on us-you're left to your conscience & posterity.Oh Nigeria my country. .

LMAyedun:
So far you are in APC, you are automatically a saint.

All saints are found in APC

Don't worry.Heaven will not contain us all.

Love Machine:
If a new political party defeated pmb and takes over power from apc come 2019,it should probe buhari and his government from 1984 to 1985.And 2015 to 2019.Including apc control states.This is because PMB has been shielding his kinsmen and political associates whose hands are stink of corruption.

That's the point we have all been shouting out to as many as care to listen......... The trend is simple: join APC and become a new creature whose old sins would be washed away.

Who doesn't know that this whole anticorruption fight is a hoax targeted at a few opposition members just to decimate them ??

The long term effect of this would be: acquire power by all means and do everything humanly possible not to relinquish that power, if you are a politician so as to avoid being probed by the succeeding govt.

Nigeria is indeed a zoo, where some animals are more equal than others.

luvinhubby:
After some dolts will come & tell me Buhari is fighting corruption when he goes to bed & romances corruption every night.

All these hot blood is because Danbazau' s name is not there. Please, add it and another you think should be there. But Col Umaru who was previously part of panel have long being pick up by EFCC, that does not give this government any credit?

Paperwhite:
And now what more proof does Nigeria the whole world need to confirm that this idiot of a president is only out to stalled perceived or imaginary enemies.As for the useless panel that succeeded in excluding Danbazzo,your restlessness have just started.Buhari God-the partial judge is also waiting for you high above as sometime someday you'll also have a day of reckoning with Him.As for APC-like the Nazi's party,your fall will be catastrophic.Amaechi, Fashola,Fayemi,Buratai,Danbazzo & all the corrupt thieves in Nigeria-thou shall never escape judgement be it here on earth or the great beyond.As for those who brought this calamity of a government on us-you're left to your conscience & posterity.Oh Nigeria my country. .

If truly Dambazu & Burantai are not included for probe then the Day of Judgement would be interesting.


Buhary, continue, posterity will judge all unjust judge both here and after the 6ft.

Paperwhite:
And now what more proof does Nigeria the whole world need to confirm that this idiot of a president is only out to stalled perceived or imaginary enemies.As for the useless panel that succeeded in excluding Danbazzo,your restlessness have just started.Buhari God-the partial judge is also waiting for you high above as sometime someday you'll also have a day of reckoning with Him.As for APC-like the Nazi's party,your fall will be catastrophic.Amaechi, Fashola,Fayemi,Buratai,Danbazzo & all the corrupt thieves in Nigeria-thou shall never escape judgement be it here on earth or the great beyond.As for those who brought this calamity of a government on us-you're left to your conscience & posterity.Oh Nigeria my country. .

All these hot blood because, you were expecting someone's name to be in list, but it was there as if you have seen the panel report ab the initia. Was your feeling based on rumours or facts?

I'd already told you he's one of d saints... E dey happen

am an absolute fan of Buhari.....and I used to say I understand why he has not probed Buratai...."at least the man is doing well against BH so he(Buhari) doesn't wanna distract him or even make him wave in his loyalty in the fight against BH since we are not so sure of a man that would play that role better.. "this I use to tell myself......But in this? excluding Dembazou? I dunno mehn... m confused...smh

Justice should never go to the highest bidder. If indeed Danbazzau is culpable as was laid bare by Sahara reporters, then it's a shame what this has turned out to be. It's a mockery of the lost souls.

Gallant men were lost regardless of religion or ethnicity. Such should never get in the way of the indicted being served.

But then, you may evade justice but retribution is inevitable.

Integrity should never be sacrificed on the alter of politics if indeed one was upright to begin with.

When I see the broom, I will pass you by

Buhari thanks for releasing to the public your own compromised and refined report.
We are not fools. Release the report to the public, I thought you said the money is public funds, the report is also a public report and not a classified document

... And some silly, annoying, fellows will be shouting Goodduck up and down. God punish dem all thieves in high places
. Awo n smellos. See dem already...

raumdeuter:
I checked the names and saw Northerners like Nurudeen Mohammed, Bukar Goni Aji, Haruna Sanusi
I know wailers can never be satisfied. They would still find something to complain about

Its in their genes to wail

Shataaaaaaap!

Must u comment?

We are talking about someone's name not included and u are here talking shiit.