The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) continues to investigate the alleged $2 billion arms deal fraud saga.
On
Thursday, the commission arrested more suspects in the case
including former Chairman of the Presidential Implementation Committee
on Marine Safety, Saliu Atawodi, who is being accused
of alleged diversion of N600 million meant for acquisition of military
boats for the use of the Nigerian armed forces, Vanguard reports.
Atawodi
was said to have awarded the contract for the boats and fully paid for
them while none was supplied at the end of the day, thereby making
Nigeria lose the funds.
The report
further states: “Others who are already being detained in connection
with the arms deal include former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki; Chairman Emeritus of Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa and former Minister of State for Finance,
Bashir Yuguda.”
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