INSET: Musiliu Obanikoro flanked by his two sons Two sons of former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, Babajide and Gbo...
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| INSET: Musiliu Obanikoro flanked by his two sons |
Two sons of former
Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, Babajide and Gbolahan
Obanikoro are currently on the radar of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC
Sources
at the anti-graft agency disclosed that about N4.75billion was traced
to a company, Sylvan McNamara Limited, in which the two men have
interest.
Operatives
believe the investigation might lead to the invitation of former
Minister Obanikoro himself. The politician is currently in the United
States where he is said to be schooling.
The
money was allegedly paid in several tranches into the company’s account
number 0026223714 with Diamond bank from the Office of the National
Security Adviser account with the CBN.
According
to the source, all the transfers were effected between June and
December 2014, a period that coincided with the preparation for and the
conduct of the Ekiti state gubernatorial election which ushered in the
current administration of Governor Ayodele Fayose.
For
instance N200m was transferred into Sylvan Mc Namara’s account on June
5, 2015, while N2billion was also wired into the account from the CBN/
Imprest Main account on June 16, 2016. Another transfer of N700million hit the account on July 7, 2014, while N1billion was credited to the account on July 30, 2014.
Other
transfers included N160m on August 8, 2014; N225m on August 22, 2014;
N200m on November 14, 2014 and N200m on December 5, 2014.
Both
Gbolahan and Babajide Obanikoro, sources disclosed, as directors of the
company, were also signatories to its account until 2014 when one
Olalekan Ogunseye was made sole signatory to the account.
EFCC
sources disclosed that the payments to the company from the office of
the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, were made without any
contract.
Mr.
Dasuki is being prosecuted for allegedly mismanaging $2.1billion meant
for arms procurement to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency in the
North-west region of Nigeria.
Source: Premiumtimes
