ms scandal: Military awaits EFCC action on 11 serving officers

There are indications that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has yet to send any communication to the military concerning 11 serving officers who are among those being probed for alleged arms scandal.

The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, who gave this hint in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja, said the Defence Headquarters had not received any letter on the affected military mofficers.

The EFCC is investigating the alleged diversion of $2.1bn meant for the procurement of arms to fight Boko Haram insurgency by former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).

President Muhammadu Buhari had penultimate Friday ordered the commission to investigate 17 serving and retired military officers, including the past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.); a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Dikko Umar (retd.) (2010 -2012); and former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.) over arms purchases between 2007 and 2015.