Sentences with phrase «arm procurement»

$ 2.1 bn Arms Scam: I will speak at the right time - Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he is not yet ready to respond to allegations that his administration diverted about $ 2.1 billion dollar meant for arms procurement into other purposes.

According to The Nation, five Israelis, who played major roles in arms procurement for the military in the last six years, are to be invited by the committee set up on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari.

I Was Never Invited by Arms Procurement Panel *** Says I Served Nigeria with the Best of Intention — Ex-NSA Dasuki Following damning revelations by the federal government alleging that former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki and some security Chiefs siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars meant for the purchase of arms and ammunition to -LSB-...]

In 2015, an interim report of the presidential investigations committee on arms procurement under the Jonathan administration revealed an extra-budgetary spending to the tune of N643.8 billion and an additional spending of about $ 2.1 billion under the Jonathan administration.»

I Was Never Invited by Arms Procurement Panel *** Says I Served Nigeria with the Best of Intention — Ex-NSA Dasuki

The anti-graft agency claimed that the money, which was paid to Ozekhome as legal fee by the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, was part of the N2.26 bn arms procurement fund, which a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.)

Meanwhile, development emerging at the moment indicates that not all funds in Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) are related to arm procurement as being alleged.

Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has said that the Commission will leave no stone unturned in the effort to recover public funds that have been stolen in the guise of arms procurement in...

«You can be granted bail with respect to one case and there can be other cases that public policy demands investigation,» he said referring to the ex-NSA, who recently released some details on arms procurement under him.

The senior Dokpesi is standing trial for a six - count charge of alleged involvement in the $ 2.1 billion arms procurement fraud and breach of public trust preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

It was learnt that they would be quizzed over N381bn that was allegedly spent illegally on arms procurement from 2007 to 2015.

The Panel is currently probing similar fraudulent arms procurement in the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Navy.

So, there was due process for every purchase in line with regulations guiding arms procurement for the Armed Forces.

The EFCC accuse him of receiving N400 million from the former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, believed to be part of a $ 2.1 billion meant for arms procurement allegedly diverted by Dasuki.

Also pending before Justice Baba - Yusuf is another EFCC's case of 22 counts of diversion of N13bn meant for arms procurement preferred against Dasuki, Salisu, and others, including former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa.

The Cold War has ended, forcing a worldwide change in military thinking and arms procurement policy, along with demands for large cuts in defence expenditure.

The banks, oil trading companies, financial institutions, regulators, arms procurement companies, offshore financial centres and governments that were involved in this sage must ensure that the middlemen and government officials that personally enriched themselves with the wealth of the Angolan state must not be allowed to do so again.

The anti-graft agency had alleged that the N75m which Fayose paid to Ozekhome was part of the N2.26 bn arms procurement funds, which a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.)

Meanwhile, PRNigeria in a statement said «It has gathered that not all funds in Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) are related to arm procurement as being alleged.

I Was Never Invited by Arms Procurement Panel *** Says I Served Nigeria with the Best of Intention — Ex-NSA Dasuki Following damning revelations by the federal government alleging that former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki and some security Chiefs siphoned hundreds of millions of...

«Findings have further shown that very few claims of the firms involved in arms procurement have so far been verified while nothing is being done on others.»

He said: «The Presidency set up a presidential committee on armed procurement and the Office of the National Security Adviser also set up another verification committee to ascertain some of the claims.

The EFCC preferred against Dasuki and four others before the court presided over Justice Baba - Yusuf 19 counts in which the defendants were accused of diverting about N32bn meant for arms procurement.

Even representatives from the church have commented [in German], opposing the arms procurement plan.

«You could see the evidence of their level of irresponsibility from the startling revelation over the arms procurement scandal, the pilferage of our commonwealth over the years.

The ONSA manages several funds for national security and other special interventions which are not related to Boko Haram or arm procurement.

In his presentation, Magu who was a panelist at the Implementation Review Group attended by over 100 delegates, had detailed the Nigerian efforts in asset recovery, including the progress made in the specific cases related to Abacha loot, Malabu Oil, Diezani & Associates and the Arms procurement scandal.

Buhari, after been briefed by the arms procurement committee ordered that those found culpable in the arms deal scandal should be arrested.

While giving a detailed analysis of what transpired pertaining to the arms procurement, she said that Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), was part of a committee that deliberated on the use of repatriated funds looted by the late Sani Abacha, and that he requested for the deployment of about $ 322m for the military operations, which she processed after receiving assurances that the money would be well - managed.

Speaking at a dinner he held in honour of members of the House of Representatives, Buhari described the revelation of corruption at the ongoing investigation into the arms procurement probe as most unfortunate.

He also said since the administration had assured Nigerians that there would be no sacred cow in the fight against corruption, Buratai should step down and allow a full scale scale investigation by the Arms Procurement Panel and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The BBOG said Buhari should direct the Attorney - General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to set up a special desk with the responsibility for fast - tracking the trials of the arms procurement funds fraud.

The EFCC claimed that the N75m, which Fayose paid to Ozekhome, was part of the N2.26 bn arms procurement funds, which a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.)

Sources said Badeh arrived the Abuja head office early yesterday where operatives of the anti-graft agency commenced interrogating him on his alleged involvement in the arms procurement scam in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).