The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) has invited several arms dealers, a
military chief and some other officials over an
investigation of arms deals during the Jonathan
administration.
According to reports, a N3 billion contract said
to have been awarded by the Office of the
National Security Adviser (NSA) under the late
General Andrew Owoye Azazi.
The arms dealers are being quizzed over the
alleged inflation of N3billion contract for the
supply of 20 units of K-38 patrol boats to the
Nigerian Army by the disbanded Presidential
Implementation Committee on Marine Safety
(PICOMMS).
The agency is also understood to have made a
breakthrough in tracking how some of the
$2billion arms votes and extra-budgetary funds
were withdrawn from the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) based on orders from above.
Similarly, the commission has quizzed a former
Chairman of the Presidential Implementation
Committee on Marine Safety (PICOMMS), Air
Vice Marshal, Salihu Atawodi(rtd), for a N600m
arms scam.
A top-level source familiar with the
development said the arms dealers were invited
“for interaction on the contracts given to
them.” We noticed some discrepancies like the
short supply of equipment, non-delivery and
outright refusal to execute contracts.
“One of the areas we are looking into is how
PICOMMS was allegedly mismanaged under
AVM Atawodi. We have allegations of inflation of
N3billion contract for the supply of 20 units of
K-38 patrol boats to the Nigerian Army.
“There are issues about lack of due process in
the award of the contract and non-delivery of
the 20 units of K-38 patrol boats to the
Nigerian Army. From records so far, the nation
might have been short-changed to the tune of
over N2billion out of the contract sum.
“In an instance, N620million was withdrawn
from the contract sum, changed to dollars and
shared by some officials of PICOMMS in one day.
We will fish out the culprits.”
A top source in EFCC said: “Atawodi was
arrested for alleged case of conspiracy, abuse
of office and misappropriation of public funds.
“He allegedly abused his position as chairman
of presidential implementation committee on
marine safety to defraud the Nigerian
government to the tune of over N600m
through dubious contract to procure military
boats.
“He awarded the contract to one Hypertech
Nigeria Limited. The contractor was fully paid,
but the boats were never supplied. The
contract award process violated the
Procurement Act.
“AVM Atawodi, who has been on the radar of
the anti- graft agency since 2013, was quizzed
for several hours on Wednesday after he
responded to the invitation extended to him.”
The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren,
confirmed the grilling of Atawodi by the
commission.
“He is assisting the ongoing investigation,” he
added.
About two years ago, a businessman blew the
lid open on N3billion contract for the supply of
six units of K-38 patrol boats to the disbanded
Presidential Implementation Committee on
Maritime Security (PICOMSS).
The businessman alleged that one of the
officials of PICOMSS converted N620million
down payment for the contract into personal
use.
The same PICOMSS was enmeshed in the theft
of over 200m Euros.

http://ireporteronline.com/p12903_efcc-begins-probe-of-another-n3bn-arms-deal-under-late-ex-nsa-azazi

Did Jonathan just sleep throughout his five year presidency?

No wonderrrrrrrrrr



See how every one of them has been chopping the National cake