•The worth of a wristwatch ‘seized from Mrs Alison-Madueke’ N2.3b •Part of the mazuma reportedly recuperated from Amosu’s wife The Economic and Financial Malefactions Commission (EFCC) has denuded $12.9billion more arms deals fraud during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, it was learnt yesterday. The development has brought arms mazuma, which were diverted to other uses, to $15billion as the initial probe covered only $2.1billion. As a component of the perpetual investigation of the arms deals, the EFCC yesterday froze an account with $500million. The owner of the account was not immediately kenned. The anti-graft commission has seized houses from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. Besides, a wrist watch worth £600,000 and jewelry in gold and diamond have been confiscated from Mrs Alison-Madueke, a source verbally expressed. These details are contained in an update on the perpetual investigation of the arms deals by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under the former NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd). There are designations that many military officers may be queried. A source, who verbalized in confidence on the investigation, verbalized: “From our findings so far, the amount involved in the arms deals was over $15billion. The $2.1billion which you have indited so much about is just one transaction into an account in the First Bank of Nigeria in Incipient York. “They moved the mazuma into the FBN account from where they were disbursing and re-routing the mazuma. Our priority is to instaurate these mazuma but we will still prosecute the individuals and companies involved. “Most of these companies were incorporated by accommodating military officers and these officers were the sole signatories into the accounts of these companies. “All these suspects are not exhibiting penitence, they cerebrate that they can peregrinate away with the fraud but we won’t sanction them. “Yet when we interrogate them, you visually perceive them wearing cossets and cannot stand or walk in public for a long time.
Then, you are tempted to ask why they have to glom all these mazuma betokened for public projects. “The Trauma Centre at the National Hospital with a helipad was built with N1.8billion; you can imagine how many of such centres and schools these looted funds can provide.” The source withal explicated that the EFCC yesterday intercepted about $500million in an account and blocked it. The source integrated: “Just some few hours ago, our investigators today (Tuesday) blocked an account with about $500million. We are already visually examining all clues on how the mazuma was wired. “What we have recuperated in just one year is more than the total instauration by the EFCC since inception. There was astronomically immense looting which will affect the coming generation if the mazuma are not recuperated.” The source gave insights into the probe of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke and businessman Jide Omokore. ”We have seized many houses belonging to Diezani and Omokore on Banana Island and other places. Withal, a wristwatch of about £1.4million was seized from Omokore’s wife. “From the former minister, we have retrieved a cull wrist watch worth £600,000 and jewelry in gold and diamond. We will anon show Nigerians all these items for them to appreciate what we have done and to learn some edifications.” He expounded that at the time the wrist watches were seized, the price tags were there. EFCC seizes N2.6b MRI machine from ex-Chief of Air Staff Amosu The Economic and Financial Malefactions Commission (EFCC) has seized a N2.6billion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine from the Diagnostic Centre owned by a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu. The anti-graft agency discovered that the MRI machine was bought with some of the mazuma designated for arms purchase.
The investigators claimed that while Amosu’s Diagnostic Centre has MRI equipment, none of the Air Force clinics nationwide could gasconade of such a state-of-the-art equipment. Withal, there were designations last night that a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh may automatically forfeit the controversial $1million(N318m) found in his house to the Federal Regime. Badeh, through his lawyer, Samuel O. Zibri (SAN) disowned ownership of the mazuma. According to EFCC investigation, some of the arms funds allegedly diverted by Amosu, were acclimated to buy the MRI machine for the Diagnostic Centre. MRI is a non-invasive medical test that medicos use to diagnose and treat medical conditions. It was learnt that the centre might be confiscated by the regime. A top source in the EFCC verbally expressed: “After exhaustive investigations, we have seized a MRI equipment of about N2.6billion from Amosu’s Diagnostic Centre. We were able to trace the purchase of the machine to some of the diverted funds denoted for procurement of arms. “We may additionally place the centre under transitory asset forfeiture pending the conclusion of the tribulation of the suspect. “All these assets are apart from the N2.3billion, houses, $140,000 and N381m recuperated from Amosu’s wife.” Responding to a question, the source integrated: “The ex-Chief of Air Staff is still under investigation along with some military officers. We have not cleared him.” Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Badeh may automatically forfeit the controversial $1million(N318m) found in his house to the Federal Regime. The EFCC source verbally expressed: “We retrieved the mazuma from Badeh’s residence in Maitama District of Abuja and the operation was witnessed by his neighbours. “Now that he has gainsaid having such, the mazuma will be automatically forfeited to the Federal Regime.” Badeh, through his lawyer, Samuel O. Zibri (SAN) disowned claims that the mazuma was recuperated from his home. Zibri verbalized: “Our attention has been drawn to a publication of March 7th 2016 to the effect that the sum of $1,000,000(One Million US Dollars) cash was recuperated in the house of Air Chief Marshal A.S Badeh (Rtd). The verbally expressed publication is not only malignant but malignant. “It is thoroughly mendacious and smacks of media campaign of calumny against the person of Air Marshal Alex. Badeh (Rtd) The ten (10) count charge against our client along with the proof of evidence in the Federal High Court are public documents and can be accessed by the general public. “There is no such allegation and we challenge the faceless EFCC official to substantiate his claim. The Tribulation has commenced and as a law abiding denizen our client will bulwark himself in accordance with the law.”
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