Ex-Jonathan aide, Mu’azu, others, may soon be declared wanted

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January 21, 2016 12:10 PM

Some of the persons to be investigated are former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Adamu Muazu and former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripamowei Dudafa among others.

Adamu Muazu

As investigations continue into the $2.1 billion arms deal fraud, reports have it that security agencies might soon declare more prominent persons wanted.

Some of the persons to be investigated are former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Adamu Muazu, former Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Comptroller-General, Abdullahi Dikko Inde and former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripamowei Dudafa among others, The Nation reports.

Others are former PDP Kebbi State governorship candidate Gen. Bello Sarkin Yaki, a former top official in the Office of National Security Adviser, Col. Bello Fadile and a former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina.

“Security agencies have given these former public officers enough time but they have not turned up to clear some disbursements and expenditures traced to them. The committee is not saying that they are guilty but it is imperative for them to appear before the team handling these issues,” a source told The Nation.

“Some of the accused persons on trial admitted disbursing arms cash to a few of these former public officers. For instance, Dasuki, in his statement, said he handed over N10billion to Dudafa for disbursement to delegates to PDP Nomination Convention,” another source said.

“Most of these people are holed up abroad. Let them come home. Once they are declared wanted by security agencies, it will be easier to extradite them home,” the source added.

Former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki is at the center of the massive money laundering investigation and is alleged to have supervised the looting of the funds which were meant for the procurement of arms for Nigeria's military.

He was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) on December 1, 2015 and handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the day after.

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The former NSA is reported to have implicated several prominent persons in the deal including former governors, ex-ministers and members of the PDP.

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Dasuki’s lawyer however denied the report that his client had become an informant while the former NSA said that Jonathan was aware of the transactions he had made.

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Jonathan has however denied authorizing the release of the stated funds despite the former NSA’s claim that he got the necessary presidential approval for the transactions.

Dasuki was released on bail from Kuje Prison in December 2015 but was soon re-arrested by the DSS.

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