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Former NSA allegedly forced Stallion Group to pay N1.375b

Singh in a confessional statement, said Yuguda and Dasuki asked him to pay the money to support their party.

 

More revelations have unfolded, following the arrest of the Managing Director of Stallion Group, Harprrie Singh, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Singh was arrested for allegedly paying the sum of N1.375b to the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, through his accomplice, former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda.

A source with the EFCC, who spoke to Premium Times said the agency stumbled upon the payment as they were investigating a transaction between Dasuki and a bureau de change operator, Jabbama Company.

Premium Times also reports that Yuguda revealed that the former NSA asked the Stallion Group boss to make the payment for political purposes.

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