PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI‘S EFFORT IN TACKLING
CORRUPTION IS GAINING MOMENTUM BY THE DAY,
BUHARI STRESSES THAT THERE IS A CLEAR LINKAGE
BETWEEN THE BILLIONS OF NAIRA LOST TO
CORRUPTION AND THE POOR LIVING CONDITIONS OF
THE PEOPLE. UNDER HIM A NUMBER OF POLITICIANS
AND PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED OVER
FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES, HERE’S THE TOP 3 CURRENTLY
TRENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
SAMBO DASUKI
On December 1, 2015, Dasuki was arrested by Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) for allegedly stealing $2bn and accused of awarding phantom contracts to buy 12 helicopters, four fighter jets, and ammunition meant for the Nigeria’s military campaign against Boko Haram Islamist militants.
The embattled former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, has on several occasion tried to persuade an Abuja high court sitting at Maitama to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from prosecuting him on a 22-count criminal charge bordering on alleged diversion of N19billion arms fund.
Dasuki was among four majors (Abubakar Dangiwa Umar, Lawan Gwadabe, and Abdulmumini Aminu) who arrested the Nigerian head of state Muhammadu Buhari in the 1985 palace coup led by Major General Ibrahim Babangida. Following the coup, Dasuki was made Aide-de-camp (ADC) to General Ibrahim Babangida.
2. BUKOLA SARAKI
Bukola Saraki became the first senate president in Nigeria to be issued with arrest warrants, when Danladi Umar the chairman of the Code Of Conduct Tribunal, issued an arrest warrant against Saraki on September 18, 2015.
The Code of Conduct Bureau cited a 13-count charge of corruption against Mr. Saraki. In charge number ABT/01/15, dated September 11, 2015 and filed before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Saraki is accused of offences ranging from anticipatory declaration of assets to making false declaration of assets in forms Saraki had filed with the Code of Conduct Bureau while he was governor of Kwara state. He was also accused of failing to declare some assets he acquired while in office as governor, acquiring assets beyond his legitimate earnings, and accused of operating foreign accounts while being a public officer.
An official of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Peter Danladi, stated in a court affidavit that the investigation of the various petitions of corruption, theft, money laundering, among others, against Saraki in 2010, was conducted jointly by the officials of the EFCC, CCB and the DSS. “The EFCC conducted its investigation on the various petitions and made findings which showed that the defendant/applicant abused his office, while he was the governor of Kwara State and was involved in various acts of corruption as the governor of the state. The defendant/applicant borrowed huge sums of money running into billions from commercial banks, particularly Guaranty Trust Bank, and used the proceeds of the loan to acquire several landed properties in Lagos, Abuja and London, while he was the governor of Kwara State.
On March 18, 2016, Kanu Agabi, Saraki’s lead counsel and ex-attorney general of Nigeria, led a huge delegation of 79 lawyers, to defend Saraki at the tribunal, in recent developments, the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, directed that the trial of embattled Senate President will henceforth proceed day to day until the conclusion of the case.
3. OLISA METUH
In January 5th, 2016, Olisa Metuh was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, answering questions regarding some fund (Arms Deal) said to have been traced to his firm. ”From the records, Metuh got over N400 million, he has not said anything because we need the public money to be returned so that it’s going to be used for public good,” Mr. Magu said during a meeting with online media publishers in Lagos.
Mr. Metuh is facing a seven-count charge of fraud linked to the allegedly diverted $2.1 billion meant for the purchase of arms by the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, who himself is being tried in a separate case.
The trial Judge, Okon Abang, had on April 8 ruled that Mr. Metuh must commence his defence, Monday, after dismissing five applications preventing the commencement of the trial.
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