President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of the former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd) over his involvement in the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and Defence sector from 2007 to date.
Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, has continued to lay siege to the Abuja residence of the former NSA, against the directives of a Federal High Court.
Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had on Friday reacted angrily to the siege on Mr. Dasuki’s house despite an earlier ruling he gave permitting the retired colonel to travel abroad for medical treatment.
“My own orders will not be flouted” the judge said on Friday, while re-iterating his stance that the former security chief be allowed to travel for medical treatment.
Below is the full text of the statement.
PRESIDENT BUHARI RECEIVES INTERIM REPORT OF INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE ON ARMS PROCUREMENT, ORDERS ARREST OF INDICTED PERSONS
On the authority of Mr President, a 13 man committee was set up by the Office of the National Security Adviser to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and Defence sector from 2007 to date.
While the committee, which was inaugurated on 31 August 2015, is yet to complete its work, its interim report has unearthed several illicit and fraudulent financial transactions.
As part of the findings, the committee has analyzed interventions from some organizations that provided funds to the Office of the National Security Adviser, Defence Headquarters, Army Headquarters Naval Headquarters and Nigerian Air Force Headquarters, both in local and foreign currencies.
So far the total extra budgetary interventions articulated by the committee is Six Hundred and Forty Three Billion, Eight Hundred and Seventeen Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Eight Hundred and Eighty Five Hundred Naira and Eighteen Kobo (N643, 817,955,885.18).
The foreign currency component is to the tune of Two Billion, One Hundred and Ninety Three Million, Eight Hundred and Fifteen Thousand US Dollars and Eighty Three Cents ($2,193,815,000.83).
These amounts exclude grants from the State Governments and funds collected by the DSS and Police. It was observed that in spite of this huge financial intervention, very little was expended to support defense procurement.
The committee also observed that of 513 contracts awarded at $8,356,525,184.32; N2, 189,265,724,404.55 and €54,000.00; Fifty Three (53) were failed contracts amounting to $2,378,939,066.27 and N13, 729,342,329.87 respectively.
Interestingly, it was noted that the amount of foreign currency spent on failed contracts was more than double the $1bn loan that the National Assembly approved for borrowing to fight the insurgency in the North East.
The committee also discovered that payments to the tune of Three Billion, Eight Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N3, 850,000,000.00) were made to a single company by the former NSA without documented evidence of contractual agreements or fulfilment of tax obligations to the FGN.
Further findings revealed that between March 2012 and March 2015, the erstwhile NSA, Lt Col MS Dasuki (rtd) awarded fictitious and phantom contracts to the tune of N2, 219,188,609.50, $1,671,742,613.58 and €9,905,477.00. The contracts which were said to be for the purchase of 4 Alpha Jets, 12 helicopters, bombs and ammunition were not executed and the equipment were never supplied to the Nigerian Air Force, neither are they in its inventory.
Even more disturbing was the discovery that out of these figures, 2 companies, were awarded contracts to the tune of N350, 000,000.00, $1,661,670,469.71 and €9,905,477.00 alone. This was without prejudice to the consistent non-performance of the companies in the previous contracts awarded.
Additionally, it was discovered that the former NSA directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to transfer the sum of $132,050,486.97 and €9,905,473.55 to the accounts of Societe D’equipmente Internationaux in West Africa, United Kingdom and United States of America for un-ascertained purposes, without any contract documents to explain the transactions.
The findings made so far are extremely worrying considering that the interventions were granted within the same period that our troops fighting the insurgency in the North East were in desperate need of platforms, military equipment and ammunition. Had the funds siphoned to these non performing companies been properly used for the purpose they were meant for, thousands of needless Nigerian deaths would have been avoided.
Furthermore, the ridicule Nigeria has faced in the international community would have been avoided. It is worrisome and disappointing that those entrusted with the security of this great nation were busy using proxies to siphon the national treasury, while innocent lives were wasted daily.
In light of these findings, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the relevant organizations arrest and bring to book, all individuals who have been found complicit in these illegal and fraudulent acts.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
November 17, 2015
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Austin Vegas from Facebook8 minutes ago
Mumu of the century
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Musa Usman from Facebook12 minutes ago
You can read but not comprehend as long as you are full of hatred. People sent young boys without arms, nothing wrong. Boko haram became second government, nothing wrong. Those that made that happened asked to give reasons, something wrong. Haba wailers
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Musa Usman from Facebook15 minutes ago
Dasuki is no more aboki and almajiri. Myopic
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Musa Usman from Facebook16 minutes ago
Those are your opinions and you are free to express them. The government says it will pursue looters and they need to fulfil this promise to their people who voted on that premise. Chikena
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Anthony Nwafor from Facebook18 minutes ago
Dasuki should be made to forfeit every thing he owns. He caused the death of so many Nigerians by sending troops to war with boko haram without adequate weapons. Death sentence for him!
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Musa Usman from Facebook27 minutes ago
New friends of dasuki are wailing. They did not cry when boko haram took over land as big as the whole south east if not bigger. They saw nothing wrong when soldiers sent to war front without adequate arms were sentenced to death by military tribunals. Now almajiri dasuki is their best friend
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Musa Usman from Facebook30 minutes ago
A president should be accountable and have control over his team. Period
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Fidel Ajayi from Facebook31 minutes ago
Samsideen Amusa you are more of a tout from your profile.
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Alexis Nandi from Facebook38 minutes ago
my brother tell am oooooo @Sambo
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Emeka Chidaddy from Facebook54 minutes ago
A big mess in leadership....
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Moztraco Tomike from Facebook59 minutes ago
Aboki can't u express urself without insulting the IGBOS? Most of hausas are brainless illiterates
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Williams Oyeribhor from Facebook1 hour ago
Hambaley u wi'l fix nigeria with brianless uncle of ur hahahah
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Hambaley Oladibu Ayinde Lasisi from Facebook1 hour ago
No Biafra kids should make any comment here! We Nigerians are ready to fix all the wrong of GEJ! GOD BLESS NIGERIA
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James Flint from Facebook1 hour ago
Stop your rubbish comment.it makes no sense. If the man na your uncle, accept my condolences
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Azeez Salami from Facebook1 hour ago
Baba go slow u 2 much
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Baba Goje Abubakar from Facebook1 hour ago
Yes GMB on duty
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Amos Osadolor from Facebook1 hour ago
Why why why?
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Nnanna Nwachukwu from Facebook1 hour ago
Wot is d meaning of nsa?
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Marius Onwudi from Facebook2 hours ago
My brother how long shall we continue with dis? revenge revenge all d time and people are suffering
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Mujahed Sambo from Facebook2 hours ago
Marious true talk he want to revenge
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Mujahed Sambo from Facebook2 hours ago
PMB should stop running after people and concentret on his job.
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Uchenna M Adimonye from Facebook2 hours ago
The President has no right to order arrests. The President should hand over the report indicting Dasuki to the relevant security agencies for immediate action. Things must be done the right way. This is a Democracy not Military Rule!
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Gabriel Oton from Facebook2 hours ago
What is the stake of Jonathan and PDP here. A single individual who choose to betray the nation thereby rubbish the administration and Nigerian government shd not be put on someone's head. If what I am reading about Dasuki is true, then he shd be held to account for it.
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Marius Onwudi from Facebook2 hours ago
He was d one that arrested Buhari during Ibb's coup. Buhari oya take ur revenge and allow fuel 2 go higher.
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Samsideen Amusa from Facebook2 hours ago
I don't mingle with tout like u ok check my profile mr alumi @ Raheem
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Basiru Jafaru from Facebook2 hours ago
kunya dai anjita! wai abashi sarkin musulmi !uhum wawa girman banza ba hankali da imani !.kaje cen gidan sarka akwai musulmai acen. kaita istigfari gawanda ka butulcewa kabbi shetan.zai yafema wasu musibu da son duniya yakai ka; kacuci musulunci da musulmai da iyayenka
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Rasaq Oke from Facebook2 hours ago
POWER TO THE PEOPLE STEALING FROM THE NATION. CONGRATULATION DASUKI THE CHIEF LOOTER OF NIGERIA.
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Mohammad Saad from Facebook3 hours ago
If you support dasuki to be allow to travel abroad for medical check up say yee, but if you don't support him say neeh.
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Excellency Kamal Yusuf Kygold from Facebook3 hours ago
Am sorry Oladeji Ikuesan.
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Femi Joshua Oladele from Facebook3 hours ago
catch him.....ole, barawo
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Suleiman Smd from Facebook4 hours ago
This is very good. I advised you guys to read the news before commenting... especially my brothers that never commend anything good
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Haruna Musa from Facebook4 hours ago
D Boko Haram NSA
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Bjmurphy Bolaji from Facebook4 hours ago
wat u dnt hv,u dnt cherish.let dem show us an igbo man who has national appeal talk more of integrity.
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Ayo Adesina from Facebook4 hours ago
Buhari needs to start disobeying some of these nonsense corrupt judges sometimes. Why is that any alleged corrupt acquires ailment that can't be treated in nigeria once they are investigated. The guy was nsa for years, he didn't get sick.
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Musa Yusuf from Facebook4 hours ago
A very welcome development.
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Ibrahim Mohammed Ubandoma from Facebook4 hours ago
Ehhn no wahala
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Ibrahim Mohammed Ubandoma from Facebook4 hours ago
Now endure the lawlessness under PMB
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Aaron Emeka from Facebook4 hours ago
Nd u think ur president is transparent?? Pls tell ur president 2 stop witch-hunt nd fight corruption. Amechi is now a minister righ?? who's fooling who
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Ibrahim Mohammed Ubandoma from Facebook4 hours ago
No wahala we gree
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amao 4 hours ago
In fact Mr president, your working hard for corruption bout our salary is always delay we don't know whether you a were of it? But Dasuki should go for jail
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Ibrahim Mohammed Ubandoma from Facebook4 hours ago
It's shame on......
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Yahuza Abdullahi from Facebook4 hours ago
we are not like u people who are always depending corrupt politicians and criminals jst because u are in d same tribe. let him face law I don't care even if we come in d same family.who ask him to touch people's fund
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Ayuba Sulaimon Adabanija Abimbola from Facebook4 hours ago
abeg ar devilish youth of igbo race ar blind enough nt 2 see any bad tin ind allegations leveled against dis man dat dey ar still in support of dis criminal, abeg if d person is igbo nkooooooooooo am son heaven would av fall. Dey suppose 2 arrest dis stupid johna also MUMU president wr is he wen all dis is happening
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Linus Augustine from Facebook4 hours ago
This is what i have bin look 4
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Yusuf Umaru from Facebook4 hours ago
Remain saraki, he too must return the billions he stole belonging to kwara state govt
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Ibrahim Mohammed Ubandoma from Facebook4 hours ago
It's bet me not bèg me
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Anire Michael from Facebook4 hours ago
Many lives had bin lost due to this man's greedy,heartless n unchallant devilish acts & he has the gut to seek for medical approval,,,may the souls of those pre-maturely dead people never let him & others involved have rest of mind,body n soul until they refund the hugh amount of money.......no tribalism this time around
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Koko Joseph Joe from Facebook4 hours ago
Buhari kill and eat him.....,he's ur Northern bro.
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Otonye Spiff from Facebook4 hours ago
This figures are ridiculously too high. Primitive accumulation wealth at the expense of millions of Nigerians. He should be charged to court speedily. The report by Rivers State government on Amaechi should also be made public and his arrest ordered.
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Fred Orinya from Facebook4 hours ago
Kai! When some Nigerians speak, you see corruption all over them. Pity!!!
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Ibraheem Abubakar Sokoto from Facebook4 hours ago
All corrupt people should face justice
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Fred Orinya from Facebook4 hours ago
Good job. Catch them all.
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Raheem Harkins Taiwo from Facebook5 hours ago
sule samson you no heartles now when he is doing is killing you are not around then who is now heartles
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Emma Idorenyin from Facebook5 hours ago
Buhari should stop running after people and focus on how to make one significant economic breakthrough for Nigerians. Wasting resources and time in the name of fighting corruption that will not end up in employment of teaming graduate! Change indeed!
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Raheem Harkins Taiwo from Facebook5 hours ago
like mother like son wait till 2019 and vote him out your vote will count .....be calm
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