I didn't benefit from arms funds, ex-Director cries out

The former Director of Finance in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Mr. Shuaibu Salisu, who took $47million  withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria in11 suit cases to former NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki says that he did not benefit from the money, but merely carried out orders as a civil servant.

In his Statement of Witness/Accused which EFCC attached to the charges filed against him before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Salisu said as follows;

“I could remember on the 20/11/2014 , I was directed by the NSA, M.S. Dasuki to go to the CBN and collect the sum of $47m in cash and the balance in Euro and the directive was obeyed and the monies were delivered to the NSA in about 11 suit cases.

“I acknowledged the receipt of the money from the CBN which was handed over to M.S. Dasuki.

“I think the monies were meant for PDP. After delivery, I left. I did not see or know when the money was distributed.

“I did not benefit even one cent. The request for the funds was tagged Special Services signed by the NSA, M.S. Dasuki, addressed to the Governor of CBN.

“I did not know the source of the money into our CBN Account. The foreign currencies  that I collected from the CBN were delivered to the NSA in his house, No. 13, John Kadiya Street, Asokoro.”