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| Air Vice Marshal Adesola Amosu |
Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested and detained the immediate past
Chief of Air Force, Adesola Amosu.
Mr.
Amosu, an air vice marshal, who was retired last year, alongside other military
chiefs, is allegedly being detained over allegation of corruption in arms
procurement during his tenure.
An
official of the EFCC confirmed the development to Masquerade234.
President
Muhammadu Buhari had recently directed the EFCC to investigate the former air
chief and other serving and retired military officers over alleged misconduct
established against them.
Among
those to be investigated include the embattled former National Security
Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, former Chief of Defence Staff, Marshal Alex Badeh and
another former Chief of Air Staff, Mohammed Umar.
Mr.
Dasuki is currently facing charges over alleged $2.1 billion arms procurement
deal.
Meanwhile
Amosu is being investigated due to observe discrepancies, which are in clear
contravention of extant procurement regulations.
“The
SEI contracts included procurement of two used Mi-24V Helicopters instead of
the recommended Mi-35M series at the cost of One Hundred and Thirty Six
Million, Nine Hundred and Forty Four Thousand US Dollars ($136,944,000.00).
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