Sambo Dasuki
Reports coming to us states that The American TV show, PBS NewsHour has stated it has in its
possession documents on transactions between former national security adviser,
Sambo Dasuki and Central Bank of Nigeria. It stated that embattled ex-NSA got $336 million from
despite having a budget of $160m for the year.
As part of a week-long series “Nigeria: Pain and Promise,”
special correspondent, Nick Schifrin also speaks on the challenges of fighting
corruption. The show further says it has a letter written by Colonel
Dasuki (rtd.) addressed to the CBN, demanding $47m.
The document named ‘Request of Funds for Special Services’
with reference number, NSA/366S, was dated November, 2014 was written on the
letterhead of the Office of the NSA. The money reportedly was given to Dasuki’s office in cash
and was transported in armored cars at midnight.
The second letter was written on the letterhead of the NNPC
and addressed to the Director, Banking and Payments of the CBN, in which the
national bank was requested to give the National Intelligence Agency, which was
under the management of Dasuki, $289,202,382. However, the agency’s budget was
only $160m for the year.
A coalition Civil Society Network against Corruption has in
October 5 appealed to the chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
Ibrahim Lamorde, to probe the circumstances surrounding the movement of
N67.2billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria under the government of
ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan.
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