The where about of $2.1bn Arms Deal: EFCC invites former CDS Badeh for interrogation

A former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief
Marshal Alex Badeh has been reportedly
invited by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for
questioning as part of the ongoing probe of
the $2.1billion arms cash.
A source close to Badeh said he received
the invitation from the anti-graft agency on
Monday, The Nation reports.

Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief
Marshal Alex Badeh
According to the source, the former CDS is
ready for the EFCC interrogation because he
has nothing to hide.
A source, who spoke in confidence, said:
“ We have invited Badeh, we expect him to
come and make clarifications on procurement
of equipment during his tenure.
“He has advantage because he was Chief of
Air Staff before his elevation to the CDS. So,
he will be of assistance to the probe by this
commission.
“The breaches identified by the Audit
Committee include non-specification of
procurement costs, absence of contract
agreements, award of contracts beyond
authorised thresholds, transfer of public funds
for unidentified purposes and general non-
adherence to provisions of the Public
Procurement Act.
“Furthermore, the procurement processes were
arbitrarily carried out and generally
characterised by irregularities and fraud. In
many cases, the procured items failed to meet
the purposes they were procured for,
especially the counter insurgency efforts in the
North East .”
The source added that Badeh may also be
questioned on the spending of
N330.75million on purchase of uniforms for
the Armed Forces.
The source noted that Badeh’s coming will
set the stage for interaction with other top
military officers.
Badeh and other army officers have been
indicted in the $2.1 billion arms scam and
they will be interrogated in batches. Buhari
had directed the EFCC to carry out further
investigations into the activities of officers
linked to the arms deal scam.
If he honours the EFCC’s invitation, Badeh
will become the fourth to be quizzed among
the 17 former and serving military officers
recommended for investigation.
Those who have been detained are former
national security adviser Col. Sambo Dasuki,
who is at the centre of the arms deal scam,
Col. N. Ashinze, who was the special military
assistant to the ex-NSA and a former Chief
of Air Staff, A.N. Amosu.
Others to be investigated are Chief of Air
Staff Air Marshal M.D. Umar; the most
senior Air Force officer, AVM A. M. Mamu
(the Chief of Administration); AVM
O.T.Oguntoyinbo (former Director of
Production, Defence Headquarters); AVM
R.A. Ojuawo (Air Officer Tactical Air
Command, Makurdi; AVM J.B. Adigun
(former Chief of Accounts and Budgeting in
NAF); and AVM JA Kayode-Beckley(Director,
Armament Research in Air Force Research
and Development Centre); AVM T Omenyi
(MD, NAF Holdings)four top officers at the
Defence Headquarters(DHQ), Air Cdre AO
Ogunjobi; Air Cdre GMD Gwani; Air Cdre SO
Makinde; and Air Cdre AY Lassa.
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.
Naij.com

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