SAN FRANCISCO, January 20, (THEWILL) – There is the likelihood that a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Adamu Mu’azu, ex-Comptroller-General, CG, of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Abdullahi Dikko Inde and four others may be declared wanted connection with the probe of curious spending by some former public officers, including the alleged diversion of $2.1bn arms cash by ex-National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd).
The four others include: former PDP Kebbi State governorship candidate Gen. Bello Sarkin Yaki, a former top official in the Office of the NSA, Col. Bello Fadile, then Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs Waripamowei Dudafa and a former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina.
The Nation reports that investigations have so far shown that some of the officers have questions to answer on some expenditures incurred by the Jonathan administration. Some of those wanted were said to have diverted public funds to other uses, including political purposes.
The breakdown is given as:
Mu’azu — (N500m cash allegedly from the Office of the National Security Adviser);Yaki(N200m from ONSA); Fadile(N100m from ONSA); Dudafa( being investigated for N10bn given to the delegates to the PDP’s nomination convention); Maina— alleged N20bn pension fraud Dikko—N3.5bn incurred on internet project
A source told the newspaper on the condition of anonymity that most of those affected were invited by the Special Investigative Committee probing the activities of ONSA but they refused to turn up.
According to the source, “Security agencies have given these former public officers enough time but they have not turned up to clear some disbursements and expenditures traced to them.
“The committee is not saying that they are guilty but it is imperative for them to appear before the team handling these issues.
“They have up to one week to honour the invitation of the panel or else they will be declared wanted by the appropriate security agencies.”
Another source was quoted as saying: “Some of the accused persons on trial admitted disbursing arms cash to a few of these former public officers. For instance, Dasuki, in his statement, said he handed over N10billion to Dudafa for disbursement to delegates to PDP Nomination Convention.
“A former Minister of Finance, Amb. Bashir Yuguda, who is standing trial, said Yakin benefited to the tune of N200million from some funds.
“Most of these people are holed up abroad. Let them come home. Once they are declared wanted by security agencies, it will be easier to extradite them home.”
