The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is to begin a second round of investigation into the disbursement of the $2.1b arms procurement fund on Monday.
Agency sources said that more public figures including Minister of Finance in the Jonathan administration, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, some ex-Service Chiefs and serving military officers will be questioned in connection with the $2.1billion arms funds .
“We are beginning the second phase of the ongoing investigation of the $2.1b arms deals on Monday. From the preliminary findings, the scandal is mind-boggling.
“We are going to question more high-profile serving and former public officers, including a former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the release of some funds.
“We want the ex-Minister to shed more light on how about $322 million was disbursed to the Office of the National Security Adviser(ONSA).
“Some serving and former military chiefs will have to respond to issues which we have already isolated for clarification,” said a source at the anti graft agency.
He said that investigators have already obtained the list of military equipment which were supposedly bought as well as the inventory list of the Armed Forces.
“This explains why some serving and former military chiefs will need to come and assist our investigators.
“Some of the companies which supplied these equipment have been contacted too,” he said.
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