An EFCC investigating official has asserted that ₦2.2 billion was spent on prayers to win the battle against Boko Haram revolt in Nigeria.
Adariko Michael, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission investigating official uncovered this while giving proof on Tuesday, November 10, as the primary indictment witness (PW1) in the preliminary of Sambo Dasuki, previous National Security Adviser (ONSA) to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, in the supposed two billion dollars arms bargain extortion.
Other people who were additionally accused of Dasuki, a resigned colonel, are a previous General Manager with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Aminu Baba-kusa, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited.
The primate Nigerian criminal law authorization office accused them of 32 checks verging on misappropriation, criminal break of trust, untrustworthy delivery and accepting different amounts of cash before Husseini Baba-Yusuf.
Driven in proof by the EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, Mr Micheal said N750 million was supposedly moved from the ONSA uncommon record to Reliance Referral Hospital Limited's record with First Bank.
Talking further, he added that N650 million was additionally moved to Acacia Holding Limited's record with EcoBank, while another N600 million and N200 million were moved to the organization's record with UBA.
In his words, "Between September 27, 2013, and April 16, 2015, N50 million was credited to Reliance Referral Hospital's record.
In light of reactions from the banks in question, as exploring official, we discovered that cash was moved to a few people and organizations.
At the point when we experienced the record articulation, we asked the subsequent respondent (Aminu Babakusa) the purpose behind this.
He educated us that the cash was utilized to employ pastors to petition God for the country as respects Boko Haram emergency.
At the point when we requested that he give the names, contacts and telephone quantities of the ministers he employed to appeal to God for the country, he referenced just two".
The directing appointed authority deferred the case to wednesday November 11 for additional meeting.
It should be reviewed that Dasuki went through around four years in detainment, following his capture in 2015 over supposed misappropriation of N2.2 billion implied for arms buy during his time as National Security Adviser to previous President Goodluck Jonathan
