It has been revealed that some of the serving military officers being investigated for their roles in the arms procurement scandal have been allowed to continue to perform their official duties for strategic reasons.
Abujacitynews learnt that the affected officers have been kept in charge of their respective formations in the interest of their rights to fair hearing and innocence until proven guilty.
A military source also said that the decision is a strategic plan to keep the said officers from leaving the country.
“They are no doubt distracted by the allegations against them but it is tactical to leave them in their positions until it is ripe to invite, arrest or detain them.
“As long as they remain in service, it will help the assignment of the Special Investigative Committee.
“We want them to be in the system and answer all the allegations against them. It is like putting them in a tight corner,” he said.
Some of the affected officers are ;
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 J A 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 A O Ogunjobi; Air Cdre G M D Gwani; Air Cdre S O Makinde; Air Cdre AY Lassa and Col. N. Ashinze.
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