A serving top military officer who was a technical aide to a former National Security Adviser(NSA), the late Gen. Owoye Azazi and his successor, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in connection with the $2.1billion arms contracts.
THE NATION reports that the arrest of the officer who has been detained since the last two weeks in causing ripples in top military circles where some chiefs were said to have been involved in the arms deals.
The detained officer is said to have been in charge of the weapons procured during the tenures of the two former NSAs.
As a source told THE NATION;
“The military officer was picked up in connection with the purchase of the arms because he was in charge of inventory and how each unit of the Armed Forces got its equipment.
“The EFCC has invited the officer to verify the arms purchase and the delivery status.
“This same officer related with many former and serving chiefs. There is no way he can be questioned without involving some of these officers in the military hierarchy.
“The arms scandal is messy and many ranking officers were involved. This is causing anxiety in the military because if the detained officer opens up, the probe will lead to more revelations.”
THE NATION learnt that some former Service Chiefs and military officers have been making efforts to find out what transpired between their detained colleague and the anti graft agency.
“These anxious military officers and associates have had limited contact with the top chief in detention facility.
“The latest dimension of the investigation shows that heads may roll in the military over these arms deals,” said the source.
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