– EFCC has confiscated Sambo Dasuki’s property
– Properties of some officials under investigation sealed
– EFCC marked the properties in red
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has
confiscated so many properties believed to belong to
former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki and
some officials on trial or under investigation.
The properties were sealed at the weekend in Kaduna, The
Nation reports.
Dasuki is at the centre of the anti-graft commission’s
investigation into the $2.1 billion arms deal scam.
Dasuki’s confiscated property in Kaduna are said to be a
hotel complex on Rabah Road, Malali GRA and a mansion
under construction on Sani Sami Road, also in Malali GRA.
Except for some workers moving out their tools, the site
was empty yesterday.
Others whose properties were also confiscated include a
former Chief of Defence Staff and a former theatre
commander of Operation Lafia Dole in Maiduguri, Major
General Yishau Mahmood Abubakar.
Abubakar’s residential duplex located at No. 5C, Sultan
Close was sealed off Sunday evening.
Report has it that when the EFCC operatives stormed the
house on Sunday evening, there was a birthday party
going on and they asked everybody to vacate the premises
immediately.
A shopping mall allegedly belonging to Abubakar’s wife
was also confiscated. Though, sources alleged that the
property belongs to the general’s brother and not his wife.
Also confiscated was a shopping mall on Sultan Road,
which is believed to belong to Gen. Abubakar’s friend who
is an ambassador.
The EFCC operatives marked the sealed properties with red
paint, which had the inscription, “Keep off, under EFCC
investigation.”
The general’s whereabouts were said to be unknown and
the EFCC operatives allegedly took the his wife along with
them.
A panel, which investigating the alleged misapplication of
about $2.1 billion meant for the procurement of arms
indicted Dasuki and other prominent Nigerians. Some who
have been indicted include Olisa Metuh, the spokesman of
the Peoples Democratic Party, Olu Falae and others.
Dasuki and Metuh have been arraigned in court.
The EFCC has also gathered a team to interrogate the
indicted officers in the shady arms deal. Those to be
interrogated are a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief
Marshal Alex Badeh, and 17 others, including 11 senior
military officers.
However, some of the Army officers indicted in the scam
have cried foul, alleging that they were not allowed to
appear before the Special Investigative Committee (SIC)
before being referred to the EFCC.