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Arms procurement deal in Nigeria July 2018 July 2018 thumb|Sambo Dasuki, the National Security Adviser who allegedly masterminded the $2 billion arms deal The $2 billion arms deal, or Dasukigate,Dasukigate https://www.google.com/search?q=Dasukigate&tbm=nws "News" Google search is an arms procurement deal in Nigeria that resulted in the embezzlement of $2 billion through the office of the National Security Adviser under the leadership of Colonel Sambo Dasuki, the former National Security Adviser.Ekeanyanwu Ogechi 30 November 2015 EFCC arrests former Minister, others over alleged $2billion arms deal http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/194185-breaking-efcc-arrests-former-minister-others-over-alleged-2billion-arms-deal-2.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20240429123723/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/194185-breaking-efcc-arrests-former-minister-others-over-alleged-2billion-arms-deal-2.html 29 April 2024 13 December 2015 Premium Times The illegal deal was revealed following an interim report of the presidential investigations committee on arms procurement under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. The committee report showed an extra-budgetary spending to the tune of 643.8 billion NGN yes and additional spending of about $2.2 billion in the foreign currency component under the Goodluck Jonathan administration.Lere Mohammed 30 November 2015 EXCLUSIVE: Why EFCC arrested Yuguda, Bafarawa, ex-PDP http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/194213-exclusive-why-efcc-arrested-yuguda-bafarawa-ex-pdp-chairmans-sons-others-over-2billion-arms-deal-2.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20240429123723/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/194213-exclusive-why-efcc-arrested-yuguda-bafarawa-ex-pdp-chairmans-sons-others-over-2billion-arms-deal-2.html 29 April 2024 13 December 2015 Premium Times A preliminary investigation suggested that about $2 billion may have been disbursed for the procurement of arms to fight against Islamic insurgencies in Nigeria. The investigative report indicated that a total sum of $2.2 billion was inexplicably disbursed into the office of the National Security Adviser in procurement of arms to fight against insurgency but was not spent for that purpose. Several reports suggested that part of the disbursed fund was diverted for the sponsoring of the re-election of Goodluck Jonathan, the former President of Nigeria.Thabit Khadijah 7 December 2015 EFCC May Invite Jonathan For Questioning Over Arms Deal https://www.naij.com/658633-arms-deal-scandal-efcc-arrest-goodluck-jonathan.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20240429123722/https://www.naij.com/658633-arms-deal-scandal-efcc-arrest-goodluck-jonathan.html 29 April 2024 13 December 2015 Naij.com Investigations into this deal led to the arrest of Shaibu Salisu, a former director of finance in the office of the National Security Adviser. He was arrested by the Department of State Security Services. After interrogations, he claimed to have acted on Colonel Dasuki's order.Shola Ayeotan 3 December 2015 $2.1bn Scandal: Dasuki Implicates Ex-Governors, Bode George and http://expressng.com/2015/12/2-1bn-scandal-dansuki-names-implicates-governors-pdp-chiefs/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151212102205/http://expressng.com/2015/12/2-1bn-scandal-dansuki-names-implicates-governors-pdp-chiefs/ 12 December 2015 13 December 2015 Express Nigeria dmy-all Colonel Dasuki was arrested on 1 December 2015 by the Department of State Security Services and transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for further interrogation.1 December 2015 Armsgate: EFCC arrests ex-minister, Dasuki's ex-finance chief, others http://thenationonlineng.net/armsgate-efcc-arrests-ex-minister-dasukis-ex-finance-chief-others/ Lagos, Nigeria 13 December 2015 The Nation In a written statement, he mentioned several notable Nigerians who were involved in the arms procurement deal. Chief Raymond Dokpesi, the chair emeritus of DAAR Communications, was mentioned in connection with the deal alongside Attahiru Bafarawa, the former Governor of Sokoto State, and Bashir Yuguda, the former Minister of State for Finance.Thabit Khadijah 3 December 2015 Dasuki Lists Ex-Govs, PDP Chiefs In Arms Scandal https://www.naij.com/654832-confession-dasuki-implicates-ex-governors-pdp-chiefs-2billion-arms-deal-scandal.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20240429123729/https://www.legit.ng/654832-confession-dasuki-implicates-ex-governors-pdp-chiefs-2billion-arms-deal-scandal.html 29 April 2024 Naij.com After 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped in Chibok by the Boko Haram in April 2014, the following month, Marion Ford, an American living in Prague, the Czech Republic, was approached about procuring arms for the Nigerian army to fight the Islamic insurgent group August 2026. At that time, Ford did not have the necessary licenses to trade in arms, so he signed an agency agreement with and negotiated for arms dealer Ara Dolarian and his company DCI, based out of Fresno, California, and Sofia, Bulgaria.Oberto Sheila K. 12 January 2016 United States District Court https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-caed-1_15-cv-01553/pdf/USCOURTS-caed-1_15-cv-01553-2.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20220114144029/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-caed-1_15-cv-01553/pdf/USCOURTS-caed-1_15-cv-01553-2.pdf 14 January 2022 U.S. Government Publishing Office No. 1:15-cv-01553-GEB-SKO Dolarian was charged and arrested on 15 May 2019 because the US Department of State had not given his company the compulsory international arms deal brokering licenses required for contracts signed with NSA vendor Societe d'Equipmente Internationaux in 2014.However, the High Court of Nigeria in August 2022 found Societe d'Equipmente Internationaux innocent of charges and returned all frozen assets held by the EFCC. Dimitrov Martin 2019-05-21 Bulgaria-Based US Arms Dealer Charged with Brokering Illicit Deal https://balkaninsight.com/2019/05/21/bulgaria-based-us-arms-dealer-charged-with-brokering-illicit-deal/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240429123722/https://balkaninsight.com/2019/05/21/bulgaria-based-us-arms-dealer-charged-with-brokering-illicit-deal/ 29 April 2024 2022-01-14 Balkan Insight en-US Investigative committee The arms procurement investigative committee was inaugurated on 31 August 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the procurement of ammunition to fight insurgencies during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan.Nwabughiogu Levinus $2.9b arms procurement: Buhari orders arrest of Dasuki, others http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/2-9b-arms-procurement-buhari-orders-arrest-of-dasuki-others/ Lagos, Nigeria 13 December 2015 Vanguard The report revealed extra-budgetary spending to the tune of 643.8 billion NGN yes no and spending of about $2.2 billion in the foreign currency component under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. This amount excluded grants received by the state governments and funds received by the Directorate of State Services and the Nigerian Police Force.http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/arms-procurement-scam-buhari-orders-arrest-of-dasuki-others/225938/ Arms Procurement Deal: Buhari Orders Arrest of Dasuki, Others 13 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151125101037/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/arms-procurement-scam-buhari-orders-arrest-of-dasuki-others/225938/ 25 November 2015 This Day The committee analyzed how funds were transferred to the offices of the National Security Adviser and the Nigerian Armed Forces in local and foreign currencies. It observed that about $2.2 billion was disbursed for the procurement of ammunition to tackle insurgency but regretted that little was spent for the procurement of the arms.17 November 2015 Buhari orders arrest of Dasuki, others over arms procurement fraud http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/17/breaking-buhari-orders-arrest-of-dasuki-others-over-arms-procurement-fraud/ Lagos, Nigeria 13 December 2015 Daily Post The committee discovered that out of the 513 contracts awarded at $8,356,525,184.32, 2,189,265,724,404.55 NGN yes and 54,000.00 EUR yes, about 53 were failed contracts amounting to about $2,378,939,066.27 and 13,729,342,329.87 NGN yes no, respectively.http://thenationonlineng.net/arms-deals-buhari-orders-arrest-of-dasuki-others/ Lagos, Nigeria Arms deals: Buhari orders arrest of Dasuki, others 13 December 2015 The Nation The amount of foreign currency spent on failed contracts was more than twice the $1 billion loan approved by the National Assembly for borrowing from the World Bank to fight insurgencies.http://allafrica.com/stories/201512090195.html Nigeria: U.S.$2 Billion Arms Deal - FG Slams Six-Count Money allAfrica.com 13 December 2015 The investigative committee discovered a total transfer of 3.850 billion NGN yes no to a single company by Colonel Dasuki, the former National Security Adviser. These transactions were made with neither agreements nor the fulfilment of tax obligations to the Federal Government of Nigeria.May 2025 Further investigation by the committee provided evidence that fictitious contracts to the tune of 2,219,188,609.50 NGN yes no and £9,905,477.00 were awarded between March 2012 and March 2015 by Colonel Dasuki. The funds disbursed for the purchase of 12 helicopters, 4 Alpha Jets, bombs, and other ammunition were not used for those purposes. The committee also noted that Dasuki directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to transfer a total sum of $132,050,486.97 and £9,905,473.50 to the accounts of the Societe D'equipmente Internationaux in West Africa, the UK, and the US with no documentation.https://www.vimarsana.com/news/nigerian-ex-president-goodluck-jonathan-stole-2-billion-via-fake-arms-deals-current-president-says Nigerian ex-President Goodluck Jonathan stole Japan Times 13 December 2015 Subsequent to this interim report, President Buhari ordered the arrest of Colonel Dasuki for the alleged siphoning of billions of dollars allocated for the procurement of arms. He also ordered the arrest of all those indicted.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/nigeria-orders-arrest-adviser-2bn-arms-deal-151118043340314.html Nigeria orders arrest of ex-adviser over $2bn arms deal Al Jazeera 13 December 2015 Probing and prosecutions Several notable Nigerians were involved in the arms procurement deals, including Chief Raymond Dopesi, the chair emeritus of DAAR Communications PLC, alongside Attahiru Bafarawa, the former Governor of Sokoto State, and Bashir Yuguda, the former Minister of State for Finance. Sambo Dasuki masterminded the arms procurement deal.http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/alleged-2bn-arms-deal-fraud-efcc-uncovers-another-n600m-scam/ Lagos, Nigeria ALLEGED $2bn arms deal fraud: EFCC uncovers another N600m 13 December 2015 Vanguard On 19 July 2015, the operator of the Department of State Security Service stormed his residence in Abuja and confiscated his international passport. He was charged with unlawful possession of firearms and foreign currencies.SSS wrong in seizing Dasuki's passport, right in searching his http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/186941-sss-wrong-in-seizing-dasukis-passport-right-in-searching-his-homes-falana.html 13 December 2015 Premium Times On 3 November 2015, Justice Adeniyi Ademola ordered the DSS to release his passport to enable him to travel for medical attention. Despite this, the DSS prevented him from traveling abroad by putting him under house arrest.DSS seizes Dasuki's passport, placed under house arrest http://thenationonlineng.net/dss-seizes-dasukis-passport-placed-under-house-arrest/ Lagos, Nigeria 13 December 2015 The Nation On 17 November 2015, President Buhari ordered the arrest of Colonel Dasuki for alleged siphoning of arms procurement funds. Dasuki claimed that ordering his arrest by the President is illegal.http://www.nigeriannewspapers.today/buhari-orders-arrest-of-indicted-persons-in-n2-trillion-arms-procurement-probe/ Buhari Orders Arrest Of Indicted Persons In N2 Trillion Arms Nigerian Newspaper 13 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151222134837/http://www.nigeriannewspapers.today/buhari-orders-arrest-of-indicted-persons-in-n2-trillion-arms-procurement-probe/ 22 December 2015 He denied that he was invited by the investigation committee on issues related to arms procurement.http://africanspotlight.com/2015/11/20/dasuki-lied-shunned-arms-probe-panels-invitation-presidency/ Dasuki lied, shunned arms probe panel's invitation –Presidency African spotlight 13 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151222092952/http://africanspotlight.com/2015/11/20/dasuki-lied-shunned-arms-probe-panels-invitation-presidency/ 22 December 2015 According to Premium Times, Dansuki said, "I have never been invited formally or informally to appear before the panel."http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/193400-dasuki-kicks-as-buhari-orders-arrest-says-i-was-never-invited-to-defend-myself-over-arms-deal.html Dasuki kicks as Buhari orders arrest, says, "I was never invited to defend myself" 13 December 2015 Premium Times On 30 November 2015, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda was arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with the arms procurement deal mentioned by Colonel Dasuki. He was arrested alongside Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, and his son.EFCC Arrests Former Minister Of State For Finance Yuguda http://www.channelstv.com/2015/11/30/efcc-arrests-former-minister-of-state-for-finance-yuguda/ 13 December 2015 Channels TV Preliminary evidence showed that Ambassador Yuguda received 1.5 billion NGN yes no from the National Security Adviser with no coherent basis for the financial transaction. The money was transferred into his account through an unknown company.Ex-Minister Bashir Yuguda arrested over Dasuki-related fraud https://www.naij.com/652422-breaking-news-former-minister-bashir-yuguda-arrested-dasuki-related-2bn-arms-deal.html 13 December 2015 Naij.com The transfers were made between December 2014 and May 2015. An additional 1.275 billion NGN yes no was also transferred to his account during the campaign for the 2015 Nigerian general election. Also, 775 million NGN yes no was transferred into his account from the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation. Shaibu Salisu was arrested in connection with the arms procurement deal.How Former NSA Dasuki Shared N30b 'Loot' To Anenih, Ayu, PDP http://saharareporters.com/2015/12/11/how-former-nsa-dasuki-shared-n30b-‘loot’-anenih-ayu-pdp-reps-delegates-and-prayer New York City, United States 13 December 2015 Sahara Reporters Investigations reveal that Salisu operates a joint account with Sambo Dasuki. According to Thisday, EFCC operatives said, "We just discovered a huge sum of money in foreign currencies in a joint account [...]. He is also being interrogated by EFCC operatives." Salisu's statements led to Dasuki's arrest.THE ARMS DEAL PROBE: Anti-graft War or Score Settling http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/the-arms-deal-probe-anti-graft-war-or-score-settling-/227281/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151208035702/https://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/the-arms-deal-probe-anti-graft-war-or-score-settling-/227281/ 8 December 2015 13 December 2015 This Day The investigation revealed a payment of 650 million NGN yes no into the account of Nduka Obaigbena. He denied receiving any money from the Office of the National Security Adviser.Investigators Trace N650m To Thisday Publisher Nduka Obaigbena http://saharareporters.com/2015/12/07/arms-purchase-scam-investigators-trace-n650m-thisday-publisher-nduka-obaigbena New York City, United States 13 December 2015 Sahara Reporters On 1 December 2015, Colonel Dasuki was arrested by the Department of State Security Services and transferred to the EFCC for further interrogation.http://saharareporters.com/2015/11/30/former-nsa-dasuki’s-top-staff-20-others-arrested-efcc-over-arms-contract-scandal New York City, United States Former NSA Dasuki's Top Staff, 20 Others Arrested By EFCC Over 13 December 2015 Sahara Reporters Prior to Dasuki's arrest, Shaibu Salisu was arrested by the Department of State Security Services, and following interrogations, he claimed to have acted on Colonel Dasuki's order, which led to Dasuki's arrest. After Dasuki was transferred to the EFCC, he initially decided not to comment on the issue or write any statement, claiming that he had been subjected to a media trial.http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/12/dss-re-arrests-dasuki-efcc-seizes-dokpesi-in-arms-deal-probe/ Lagos, Nigeria DSS re-arrests Dasuki, EFCC seizes Dokpesi in arms deal probe 13 December 2015 The Guardian The EFCC operatives then issued Dasuki a copy of the statement made by Shaibu Salisu. According to The Nation, Colonel Dasuki said, "You mean Salisu wrote all these! You mean he said these! Give me a pen and paper." Dasuki gave a list of people involved in the deal.http://safarinewsng.com/former-national-security-adviser-nsa-sambo-dasuki-makes-stunning-confessions-about-accomplices-in-arms-deal-scandal/ Former national security adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki makes Safari News Nigeria 13 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151222102525/http://safarinewsng.com/former-national-security-adviser-nsa-sambo-dasuki-makes-stunning-confessions-about-accomplices-in-arms-deal-scandal/ 22 December 2015 He mentioned Chief Raymond Dopesi, the chair emeritus of DAAR Communications, alongside Attahiru Bafarawa and Bashir Yuguda.http://therenaissanceng.com/ex-nsa-dasuki-confesses-names-ex-governors-others-in-alleged-2bn-fraud Ex-NSA – Dasuki confesses, names ex-governors, others in alleged therenaissanceng.com 13 December 2015 Chief Raymond Dopesi was arrested at his residence in Abuja by the EFCC in connection with the arms procurement deal mentioned by Colonel Dasuki. Preliminary evidence showed that Chief Dopesi received 2.1 billion NGN yes no between October 2014 and March 2015 from the office of the National Security Adviser with no coherent reasons for the financial transaction. Chief Dopesi said that the 2.1 billion NGN yes no received from the Office of the National Security Adviser was payment for media and political campaigns for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan.http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/alleged-arms-deal-scandal-efcc-arrests-dokpesi/ Lagos, Nigeria Alleged arms deal scandal: EFCC arrests Dokpesi 13 December 2015 Vanguard Dokpesi pleaded not guilty to the charges and requested that the court grant him bail on liberal terms. The case was adjourned until 10 December 2015. The presiding judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, ordered the EFCC to detain him.http://citypeopleng.com/arms-deal-dasuki-dokpesi-others-bag-43-count-money-laundering-charge/ Arms Deal: Dasuki, Dokpesi, Others Bag 43-Count Money City People Magazine 13 December 2015 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20151222143730/http://citypeopleng.com/arms-deal-dasuki-dokpesi-others-bag-43-count-money-laundering-charge/ 22 December 2015 He slated 17 February, 18 February, 2 March, and 3 March 2016 to commence the hearing on the six-count charges against him.http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/12/court-refuses-dokpesi-bail/ Lagos, Nigeria Court Refuses Dokpesi Bail 13 December 2015 The Guardian Prior to the arms procurement saga, Chief Dokpesi and Africa Independent Television were accused of being partisans for airing the 2015 movie The Lion of Bourdillon, which Chief Bola Tinubu considered defamatory. This documentary led to a 150 billion NGN yes no libel suit against AIT by Chief Bola Tinubu.http://sunnewsonline.com/new/lion-of-bourdillon-ait-fights-back/ Lagos, Nigeria Lion of Bourdillon: AIT fights back 13 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150811063641/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/lion-of-bourdillon-ait-fights-back/ 11 August 2015 The Sun On 1 December 2015, Attahiru Bafarawa, the former Governor of Sokoto State, was arrested and detained by the EFCC in connection with the arms procurement deal mentioned by Colonel Dasuki. He was arrested alongside Dokpesi.http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ex-finance-minister-yuguda-bafarawa-s-son-others-arrested-over-2bn-arms-deals/226819/ Ex-Finance Minister, Yuguda, Bafarawa's Son, Others Arrested over 13 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151205173928/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ex-finance-minister-yuguda-bafarawa-s-son-others-arrested-over-2bn-arms-deals/226819 5 December 2015 This Day Evidence showed that Attahiru Bafarawa received 4.6 billion NGN yes no from the office of the National Security Adviser with no clear basis for the financial transaction. In response to the allegation, Bafarawa said he received the money from the Office of the National Security Adviser for spiritual purposes.http://www.channelstv.com/2015/12/01/efcc-arrests-former-sokoto-governor-attahiru-bafarawa/ EFCC Arrests Former Sokoto Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa Channels TV 13 December 2015 On 8 December 2015, Chief Dokpesi was arraigned by the Federal Government of Nigeria before a federal high court sitting in Abuja on six counts of money laundering and other financial crimes.$2bn arms deal: FG slams 6-count money laundering charge http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/2bn-arms-deal-fg-slams-6-count-money-laundering-charge-against-dokpesi/ Lagos, Nigeria 13 December 2015 Vanguard The prosecutor maintained that the transfer of a total sum of 2.1 billion NGN yes no between October 2014 and March 2015 from the office of the National Security Adviser breaches Section 58(4)(b) of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and is punishable under Sections 58(6) and (7) of the same Act, as well as under Section 17(b) of the EFCC Act, 2004.Dokpesi Slammed With Six Counts Of Money http://saharareporters.com/2015/12/08/dokpesi-slammed-six-counts-money-laundering-and-financial-crime New York City, United States 13 December 2015 Sahara Reporters The family of Bafawara, in a statement signed by Alhaji Yusuf Dingyadi, advised the EFCC to charge Bafawara and his son to court if there is evidence against them rather than keeping them in their custody.http://saharareporters.com/2015/12/01/arms-purchase-scandal-efcc-grabs-attahiru-bafarawa New York City, United States Arms Purchase Scandal: EFCC Grabs Attahiru Bafarawa 13 December 2015 Sahara Reporters According to Thisday, the family of Bafawara said:Today is one week since Bafarawa was detained by the EFCC. And today marks two weeks that his son Sagir Bafarawa has been in detention. Why are they being detained without charges? If the EFCC has any evidence that they have committed any crime it should charge them to court. We thought that the era of detaining people while searching for evidence was over. We call on the EFCC to release them forthwith if they have nothing against them.http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/charge-bafarawa-to-court-now-family-tells-efcc/227453/ Charge Bafarawa to Court Now, Family Tells EFCC 13 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151213004806/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/charge-bafarawa-to-court-now-family-tells-efcc/227453/ 13 December 2015 This Day On 12 December 2015, the management of Thisday denied receiving money related to arms procurement from the former National Security Adviser. The management, in its response to an invitation letter from the EFCC dated 8 November 2015, received in its Abuja office on 8 December 2015, said that all of the funds that were received from the Office of the National Security Adviser "are payments for compensation to mitigate the dastardly Boko Haram twin bombings of the ThisDay Newspapers offices in Abuja and Kaduna on Thursday April 26, 2012".Why I received N670m from Dasuki, by Nduka Obaigbena, ThisDay Publisher http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/why-i-received-n670m-from-dasuki-by-nduka-obaigbena-thisday-publisher/ Lagos, Nigeria 13 December 2015 Vanguard On 14 December 2015, the EFCC arraigned Colonel Dasuki, Bafarawa, Saliu Atawodi, Dokpesi, Yuguda, Salisu, Sagir Attahiru, Dahaltu Investment Limited, Aminu Baba-Kusa, former executive director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, and his companies Acacia Holding Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited before Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf of Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama on allegations of unlawful diversion of public funds.http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/efcc-docks-dasuki-yuguda-others-on-fresh-charges-today/ Lagos, Nigeria EFCC docks Dasuki, Yuguda, others on fresh charges today 13 December 2015 Vanguard Justice Gabriel Kolawole ruled that Chief Dokpesi should be granted bail in the sum of 400 million NGN yes no with two sureties in the same sum.Court grants Raymond Dokpesi bail http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/195159-court-grants-raymond-dokpesi-bail.html 13 December 2015 Premium Times He maintains that Dokpesi should remain in Kuje Prison until the bail conditions are met. He also ordered the EFCC not to re-arrest him after the bail for interrogation lasted for more than 8 hours and 30 minutes.N2.1bn Alleged Fraud: Court Grants Dokpesi Bail http://www.leadership.ng/news/483237/n2-1bn-alleged-fraud-court-grants-dokpesi-bail dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151222131207/http://www.leadership.ng/news/483237/n2-1bn-alleged-fraud-court-grants-dokpesi-bail 22 December 2015 13 December 2015 Leadership Accusations and counter-accusations Evidence recovered by authorities led to the recovery of stolen money by citizens, some of whom claim not to have known that the money given to them was the proceeds of shady and illegal dealings.2019-01-21 Obanikoro explains how he gave Fayose $5m arms deal https://guardian.ng/news/obanikoro-explains-how-he-gave-fayose-5m-arms-deal/ Lagos, Nigeria 2022-02-25 The Guardian en-US A committee set up to probe contracts awarded by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) from 2011 to 2015 indicted more than 300 companies and citizens, including serving and retired officers of the armed forces.2016-03-24 Buhari's committee "indicts over 300 ONSA contractors, recovers over N7 billion" Premium Times Nigeria https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/200777-presidential-committee-indicts-300-onsa-contractors-recovers-n7-billion.html 2022-02-25 en-GB A statement issued by a presidential spokesman said over 7 billion NGN yes no had been recovered from indicted companies and individuals, and another 41 billion NGN yes no is to be refunded by several indicted companies. Several top officials were also said to have returned 1.4 billion NGN yes no a week after the statement was released.2016-04-02 $2.1b arms deals: Jonathan's men return cash https://thenationonlineng.net/2-1b-arms-deals-jonathans-men-return-cash/ Lagos, Nigeria 2022-02-25 The Nation en-US While speaking in Washington, D.C., on "Presidential elections and democratic consolidation in Africa: Case studies on Nigeria and Tanzania", a forum co-hosted by the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Goodluck Jonathan refuted the allegations by the EFCC and its operative that he awarded a contract potentially worth $2 billion for arms procurement during his administration. He said, "Where did the money come from? I did not award any $2 billion contract for procurement of weapons."http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/193493-jonathan-washes-hand-off-arms-procurement-scandal.html Jonathan washes hand off arms procurement scandal 13 December 2015 Premium Times But evidence gathered by relevant Nigerian and foreign authorities led to the belief that the president was not entirely truthful in his assessments. The ex-president failed to respond to the exact amount that was appropriated to the NSA for the discharge of their duties. He admitted that "there were some issues" and that some of them were overblown.2016-10-26 Provide evidence Dasuki didn't steal $2.1b; TUC, others tell Jonathan https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/provide-evidence-dasuki-didnt-steal-2-1b-tuc-others-tell-jonathan/ Lagos, Nigeria 2022-02-25 Vanguard en-US Analysts have said that the statement of former President Jonathan is evasive and ambiguous because such evasive denial is taken as admission. Following the former President's statement, publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Joe Igbokwe faulted the former president, saying he should not be taken seriously, while a former acting Secretary of the PDP, Chief Remi Akitoye, said Jonathan merely expressed his opinion but called on security agencies to investigate the matter. The second Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Monday Ubani, suggested, "That is why some of us are of the opinion that if some of Jonathan's men have been mentioned in the course of investigation, the best thing for the EFCC to do is invite him to come and make useful statements. Since he is saying that Dasuki did not commit the offence, he can be invited to say all he knows to the authorities." Confessional statements Several confessional statements help in the investigation of the arms procurement deal. Salisu, who operated a joint bank account with Dasuki, claimed to have withdrawn $47 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria; the money was delivered in 11 briefcases to Dasuki at his residence.Ikeke Nkem 11 December 2015 How $47m Was Delivered From CBN To Dasuki In 11 Suitcases https://www.naij.com/663746-revelations-47m-delivered-cbn-dasuki-11-suitcases.html 13 December 2015 Naij.com Salisu's statement reads: I could remember on the 20/11/2014, I was directed by the NSA, M.S. Dasuki to go to the CBN and collect the sum of $47m in cash and the balance in Euro and the directive was obeyed and the monies were delivered to the NSA in about 11 suit cases. I acknowledged the receipt of the money from the CBN which was handed over to M.S. Dasuki. I did not benefit even one cent. The request for the funds was tag(sic) Special Services signed by the NSA, M.S. Dasuki, addressed to the Governor of CBN. I did not know the source of the money into our CBN Account. The foreign currencies that I collected from the CBN were delivered to the NSA in his house, No. 13, John Kadiya Street, Asokoro.http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/12/12/i-delivered-47m-in-11-suitcases-to-dasuki-ex-director/ Lagos, Nigeria I delivered $47m in 11 suitcases to Dasuki - Ex-director 13 December 2015 P.M. News Ambassador Yuguda claimed to have delivered a sum of 600 million NGN yes no to six chairmen of the National Working Committee, the Contact and Mobilisation Committee of the People's Democratic Party for the 2015 general election. According to him, the beneficiaries includes Yerima Abdullahi, Chief Bode George, Peter Odili, Jim Nwobodo, Attahiru Bafarawa, and Ahmadu Ali.http://www.urbanreporters.com/2015/12/2b-arms-efcc-probes-bode-george-odili.html?m=1 $2B ARMS: EFCC PROBES BODE GEORGE, ODILI, BELLO urban reporters 13 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151222122512/http://www.urbanreporters.com/2015/12/2b-arms-efcc-probes-bode-george-odili.html?m=1 22 December 2015 He transferred 300 million NGN yes no to BAM Properties, whose account details were sent to him by Bello Haliru, a former National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party. He also claimed to have sent 200 million NGN yes no to Bello Sarkin Yaki, the Governorship aspirant in Kebbi State. According to him, Mahmud Shinkafi, the former Governor of Zamfara State, received 100 million NGN yes no.https://www.naij.com/655364-breaking-dasuki-lists-former-rivers-gov-bode-george-arms-deal-scandal.html Dasuki Lists Bode George, Odili As Accomplices In Arms Deal Scandal Naij.com 3 December 2015 13 December 2015 Bashir's confessional statement reads: For the cash disbursement of ₦600million, it was meant for the six zonal chairmen for Contact and Mobilisation Committees for Election of 2015. The chairmen are Bode George, Amb. Yerima Abdullahi; Peter Odili; Attahiru Bafarawa; Jim Nwobodo; Ahmadu Ali. The sum of ₦100million was given to each chairman. I gave the money in company of Prof. Alkali, who was Political Adviser to former president. The zonal chairmen are for the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). I also instructed Jabbama Limited to transfer the sum of N100m to Dalhatu Limited on the request of Attahiru Bafarawa. I also remember that Bello Sarkin Yaki was among the people that the then NSA instructed that I send the sum of N200million to. He was the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Kebbi State. I knew the chairman of Stallion Limited whose second name I cannot remember. Between December 2014 to June 2015, on the instruction of the then NSA, I introduced Jabbama Limited to a staff of the company on the instruction of the chairman. When the account was in credit, disbursement was made from time to time on the instruction of the then NSA. Part in foreign exchange or transfers. I wish to add that sometime in February 2015, I instructed Jabbama to transfer the sum of N300m to BAM Properties. The account was given to me by Bello Haliru as one of the people the former NSA requested me to give money. I also remember that Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi was sent the sum of N100million on the instruction of the then NSA. Further to my statement of 30th November, 2015, I have brought the sum of $829,800(equivalent to N200m) and N600m was given to me to distribute to the six PDP Zonal Committee chairmen. I don't know who are the directors of Dalhatu Investment Limited but funds were transferred to the company's account on the instruction of Dalhatu Bafarawa for the total amount of N1.5billion received from the then NSA by Jabbama Limited. I shall endeavour to recover the sum of N600million given to the six zonal PDP committee chairmen, while I appeal to the commission to use their machineries to trace the remaining balance of the money transferred to various accounts.http://saharareporters.com/2015/12/12/i-gave-n600million-bode-george-peter-odili-attahiru-bafarawa-jim-nwobodo-and-others New York City, United States I Gave N600million To Bode George, Peter Odili, Attahiru Bafarawa 13 December 2015 Sahara Reportershttps://www.naij.com/656016-2b-arms-scandal-efcc-set-probe-bode-george-odili-following-dasukis-confession.html EFCC Set To Probe Bode George, Odili Following Naij.com 4 December 2015 13 December 2015 In a counterclaim, Chief Bode George denied the allegations of receiving a total sum of 100 million NGN yes no from Yuguda for the 2015 general election. He described the claim by Yuguda as "mischievous and deliberately fraudulent".http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/i-didn’t-collect-n100m-from-yuguda-—-bode-george.153799/ I didn't collect N100 from Yugudu - Bode George Nigerian Bulletin 13 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113051/http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/i-didn%E2%80%99t-collect-n100m-from-yuguda-%E2%80%94-bode-george.153799/ 4 March 2016 dead dmy-all Bode's statement reads:My attention has been drawn to another mischievous and deliberately fraudulent claim that I collected N100 million from Bashir Yuguda, the former Minister of State for Finance. This is another blatant falsehood, stripped of any iota of truth. This is yet again a depraved continuation of lynch mob journalism orchestrated by an online newspaper. The salient fact is that very early this year, long before the election period, the party set up Contact and Mobilization Committee for each zone to reconcile various factions and ensure a firm unity of purpose within the zones before the election. I was elected as the chairman for the South-West zone. The committee which was made up of 18 senior members of the party with distinguished history of honour and exemplary leadership, met at least 10 times in my office in Lagos. These people travelled all the way from every corner of the South-West, with three members representing each state. All of them are very much alive to testify to my assertions. Sometime in the middle of these deliberations, Yuguda came to me and said the party was reimbursing the 18 elders of the committee for their transportation, accommodation and feeding allowance for the work that was done. The committee later submitted the report of its deliberations to the party and then wound up. For all these efforts Yuguda gave the committee only $30,000. That was less than N6 million at that time. Yuguda can never claim that he gave the Committee N100 million. That is the figment of the imagination of rascally scribblers purporting to be journalists. Again, facts are sacred.Nigeria's former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, also explained how he paid a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, $5 million (about 1.8 billion NGN yes no) from the funds meant for the purchase of arms when interrogated by authorities. 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