$2bn Arms Deals: U.S Exposes Transaction Evidence Between Dasuki and CBN

Posted by Lolade on Mon 07th Dec, 2015 - tori.ng

As the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission continues its probe into the $2billion shady arms deal, an American TV show has announced that it has incriminating evidence of some transactions in the deal.

Sambo Dasuki

The American TV show, PBS NewsHour has stated it has in its possession documents on transactions between former national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki and Central Bank of Nigeria.

It stated that embattled ex-NSA got $336 million from despite having a budget of $160m for the year.

As part of a week-long series “Nigeria: Pain and Promise,” special correspondent, Nick Schifrin also speaks on the challenges of fighting corruption.

The show further says it has a letter written by Colonel Dasuki (rtd.) addressed to the CBN, demanding $47m.

The document named ‘Request of Funds for Special Services’ with reference number, NSA/366S, was dated November, 2014 was written on the letterhead of the Office of the NSA.

The money reportedly was given to Dasuki’s office in cash and was transported in armoured cars at midnight.

The second letter was written on the letterhead of the NNPC and addressed to the Director, Banking and Payments of the CBN, in which the national bank was requested to give the National Intelligence Agency, which was under the management of Dasuki, $289,202,382. However, the agency’s budget was only $160m for the year.

A coalition Civil Society Network against Corruption has in October 5 appealed to the chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, to probe the circumstances surrounding the movement of N67.2billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria under the government of ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan.