Presidential Arms Audit Panel Nigeria A 13- man Presidential arms
purchase audit Panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to audit arms
purchased between 2007 and 2015 has submitted its temporary report,
confirming arm purchase within the period under review.
Presidential Arms Audit Panel Nigeria A presidency source told
TheFocus that President Buhari set up and inaugurated the panel to
conduct preliminary investigations after it was discovered the the
immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd)
diverted N13.2 billion of fund meant for procurement of arms for the
Nigeria Military.
The panel, made up of distinguished Nigerians toured military
formations across the country to undertaking physical verification of
military hardware and equipment either bought or claimed to have been
bought during the period under review.
Our source said the interim report of the audit Panel showed that the
administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan purchased arms and
equipment for the military , which were distributed to various military
formations across the country particularly the North east geo-political
zone for counter insurgency operations.
The panel however discovered absence of contract agreements, award of
contracts beyond authorised thresholds, transfer of public funds for
unidentified purposes and general non-adherence to provisions of the
Public Procurement Act.
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According to the arms probe panel, The award letters for the
equipment and arms purchase contracts contained misleading delivery
dates, suggesting fraudulent intent. The Presidential Arms Audit Panel Nigeria also revealed that
the procurement processes were arbitrarily carried out and generally
characterised by irregularities and fraud
The past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki who
supervised the arms and equipment purchase is being tried over alleged
diversion of the fund meant for procurement of arms. Dasuki was alleged
to have transferred huge sums of money to companies whose identities
were still being traced.
Upon receipt of the panel’s interim report and the recommendations,
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) to further investigate the immediate past Chief of
Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (rtd), former Chiefs
of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal MD Umar and Air Marshal Adesola Amosu.
Other are Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal M.D. Umar, AVM A. M.
Mamu(the Chief of Administration); AVM O.T.Oguntoyinbo (former Director
of Production, Defence Headquarters); AVM R.A. Ojuawo (Air Officer
Tactical Air Command, Makurdi; AVM J.B. Adigun(former Chief of Accounts
and Budgeting in NAF); and AVM JA Kayode-Beckley(Director, Armament
Research in Air Force Research and Development Centre); AVM T Omenyi
(MD, NAF Holdings)four top officers at the Defence Headquarters(DHQ),
Air Cdre AO Ogunjobi; Air Cdre GMD Gwani; Air Cdre SO Makinde; and Air
Cdre AY Lassa.
Confirming the presidential order, the Senior Special Assistant to
President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said the president
has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to
carry out further investigation into the misconduct established against
the following retired and serving officers of the Nigerian Air Force and
Nigerian Army
EFCC has already commence the investigation of the military officers
allegedly involved in the arms procurement scandal. EFCC on Sunday, flew
the former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marsha Adeola Amosu and two
other serving senior military officer to Lagos in furtherance of the
investigation. TheFocus learnt that EFCC brought them to Lagos as part
of the investigation.
The anti graft agency also on Monday invited Air Chief Marshal Alex
Badeh (rtd) to explain his role in the arms purchase under his watch as
the Chief of Defense Staff.
Some indicted Army officers has condemned the investigation of EFCC,
alleging that they were not allowed to appear before the Presidential
arms purchase audit Panel before being referred to the EFCC.
TheFocus findings reveled that Badeh may appear before the EFCC this morning as requested by the commission.
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