$2.1bn Arms Deal Scandal: Nigerian Air Force Fires Indicted Top Serving Officers

 

The Nigerian Airforce High Command has sacked its officers, including Air Officers Commanding, AOCs, fingered in the $2.1billion arms scandal and appointed new officers to replace them with immediate effect. This is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari's anti-corruption war.

 

It was reliably gathered that about four senior officers, Air Vice Marshals, AVMs, and Commodores, (names with-held) are now under house arrest at Niger Barracks, Abuja, awaiting completion of interrogation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before they would know their fate.

 

It was also gathered that a former service chief, who was allowed to go home the first time he was invited, had been detained since Wednesday when he was re-invited and may be detained for up to two more weeks, following approval by the courts for his continued detention, Vanguard reports.

 

This development is coming as the military handed over its 12 top personnel indicted in the arms deal scandal to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

 

It has been revealed that Brig-General Mohammed Sa’ad who was the Director of Military Intelligence, was sacked over alleged connection with the arms scam. It was gathered that Sa’ad, who was fingered in the arms scam and had been facing interrogation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, had been eased out quietly by the military to enable him clear himself with the anti-crime agency.