A former Air Force chief who has been under house arrest for his role in the $2.1b arms procurement scandal has regained his freedom after returning N66m out of the N90m traced to him.
The officer who was detained at Niger Barracks, Abuja was freed to go and look for the balance of N24m.
Other officers being detained with the Air Force chief at the same facility were not accorded the same privilege because of their uncooperative attitude with the EFCC operatives.
One of the detained officers, an Air Vice Marshal, is said to be the leader of the team that bought aircraft with incomplete parts and also inflated the price from $6 million to over $30 million.
The Air Force High Command had, on Thursday, removed some officers including Air Officers Commanding and Principal Staff Officers fingered in the arms deal and appointed new ones in their place.
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