General Buratai Bought Second Dubai Property Days After Appointment As Chief Of Army Staff

General Tukur Yusuf Buratai bought a second choice property in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, days after his appointment as Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), an investigation by SaharaReporters has revealed. As this news website exclusively revealed last week, General Buratai and his two wives in 2013 paid the sum of 1,498,534.00 AED (N120 million/$419,000) for the first property, Project TFG Marina Hotel Unit 2711. Sale documents indicated that the first property was handed over to the Buratais on January 13, 2013.

On July 13, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed General Buratai as Chief of Army Staff. Our investigations show that, within 11 days of his appointment, the general was making arrangements for the purchase of a second property from the same company in Dubai. Our investigators obtained evidence that, between July 24 and August 17, 2015, General Buratai paid a total sum of N42.2 million into TFG Sigma 111’s account in Nigeria (Skye Bank 1770380452).

Evidence exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters reveal that General Buratai made N10 million payments on July 24 and August 7 respectively. Three days later, another N10 million was paid into the real estate firm’s account, The phone number on the Skye Bank teller is 08033349740 Saharareporters investigations shows that it belonged to a Nigerian Army Major Emmanuel G. Adegbola of the Nigerian Army Finance Corps (N/10808). On August 17, 2015, the Chief of Army Staff paid the sum of N3,270,000 into the account.
Our sources within the Army disclosed that the lodgments came from Army funds stolen and diverted by General Buratai. They explained that the diverted monies were taken from funds budgeted for the feeding, medical care and payment of allowances of soldiers fighting the war against Islamist insurgents in Nigeria’s northeast zone.

Our sources also stated that the funds for General Buratai’s first Dubai property came from a contract awarded for the supply of vehicles and motorcycles to the Army. They asserted that General Buratai had cornered the contract in his days as Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters, using a front identified as Usman Gamawa. “The contract was awarded for the purchase of new vehicles, but Alhaji Gamawa's Baggash Investment Limited bought second-hand vehicles and motorcycles from Niger Republic for the use of soldiers,” said one source. He said the purchase of substandard vehicles exposed troops engaged counter-insurgency operations to heightened danger, made them vulnerable to attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, and reduced their effectiveness.

Army sources disclosed that, on arrival in Nigeria, the vehicles and motorcycles supplied by General Buratai’s front, Mr. Gamawa, were taken for refurbishment at Mogadishu Cantonment under the supervision of one Sergeant Dandan Garba.
Angered by the deplorable state of the vehicles and motorcycles, a group known as Concerned Soldiers and Officers From The Northeast petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to demand an investigation into the financial malfeasance perpetrated by General Buratai. A member of the group told SaharaReporters that they want President Buhari to ask General Buratai to explain where he got money for his various assets, including the real estate in Dubai. He said the COAS also owns a huge industrial-scale farm, Tukur and Tukur Farm Limited, on the Abuja-Keffi Expressway. “The farm is currently a huge construction site, featuring a tarred road, a zoo, a guesthouse, chalets, a restaurant, a cinema hall, a mini-stadium and other leisure facilities,” said the source, adding that some of the equipment on the site belongs to the Army.

In a statement issued last Friday, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, acting Director of Army Public Relations, claimed that General Buratai and his family own two properties in Dubai that were paid for in installments through personal savings. But Colonel Usman’s claim that the two homes were bought three years ago is at odds with purchase documents seen by SaharaReporters. Colonel Usman also stated that General Buratai was a victim of a campaign of calumny.

Purchase documents for General Buratai’s first property in Dubai showed that the COAS and his wives paid for Project Marina Hotel Unit 2711 in one lump, instead of by installments. Their single payment earned them what the sellers, Sigma 111, called “incentives, promotions and early payment bonus.” Owing to the lump payment, the sellers shaved off AED 43,466 from the AED 1,542,000 that was the asking price for the property. General Buratai paid AED 1,498,534 for the first property.

The cash lodgments into Sigma 111 Skye Bank account also suggested that General Buratai did not buy the second property three years ago, as Colonel Usman claimed. The dates of the payment showed that money started gushing into the account eleven days after Buratai’s appointment as Chief of Army Staff.

Colonel Usman also claimed that General Buratai had always declared the two properties as parts of his assets. But such claims are hardly cast-iron proof of fidelity to the laws on declaration of assets. Public officials regularly claim to own assets they have not bought. Similarly, Colonel Usman claimed that General Buratai was never a Director of Procurement at the Defense Headquarters. Yet, evidence from the website of Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) proves the military spokesman wrong. According to the site bpp.gov.ng, General Buratai attended the 2014 Defense Headquarters Procurement Seminar as the Director of Procurement.

The website quoted General Buratai as stating at the seminar, “It is our hope that at the end of the seminar, we would all be better informed about public procurement procedures and work towards the emergence of an enhanced Defense Procurement Procedure for the Armed Forces of Nigeria.”

Several retired and serving Army officers told SaharaReporters that General Buratai seemed to be getting away with his financial misdeeds because of a growing culture of corruption in the armed forces. They point to the case of Major-General A.B. Abubakar, the current Chief of Administration at the Army Headquarters. According to two sources, General Abubakar was never sanctioned after he reportedly misappropriated huge sums meant for the equipping and training of re-absorbed soldiers based in Kontagora, Niger State. Another military source cited Brigadier-General Momoh of the Department of Logistics, Army Headquarters who reportedly diverted millions of the Army’s funds to his private account. “His only punishment was redeployment to the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) of the Nigerian Army,” said the source.

Yet another military source drew attention to the case of one Colonel Jega, who reportedly placed 101st at the Defense College exams. Yet, the colonel got preferential treatment and was sent to the Defense College in Bangladesh, ahead of those who performed much better than he. “Some of those who did better in the exams were even retired,” our source said.

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EFCC will not see or hear this because Buhari has not given order to that effect. Buhari being a very crafty corrupt person surrounded himself with utterly corrupt people who like Buhari pretend to be saints. When their deeds are genuinely revealed, even Abacha will be shocked in his grave for his unlearned stealing.

lol the guy above me. Abacha go fear hahaha

See evidence to remove and try this man. Yet they are harrasing to 4 Mercedes service chiefs for the same offense.

Following

Since Sahara reporters broke this news, yorubas in their usual zombie manner has been defending this yam eater.

Burantashi committed the said offence of misappropriation of funds likewise these officers during the period under review

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized 29 properties from the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu; a former Chief of Accounts and Budgeting in NAF, Air Vice Marshal Jacob Adigun (retd.); and a former Director of Finance and Budget, Air Commodore Olugbenga Gbadebo (retd.).

But they have been charged to court and the federal government is still sugar coating Burantashi and i got this response from an amateur zombie

We ain't like you people who would have by now crying "they are our sons". Even when you know them to be thieves.
We don't harbour thieves. Let them face the wrath of the law.

Buhari is not fighting any war against corruption. He is just a nepotic vengeful tyrant.

The idea that somebody is a “detribalized Nigerian” is a big fraud - Segun Adeniyi

Several retired and serving Army officers told SaharaReporters that General Buratai seemed to be getting away with his financial misdeeds because of a growing culture of corruption in the armed forces. They point to the case of Major-General A.B. Abubakar, the current Chief of Administration at the Army Headquarters. According to two sources, General Abubakar was never sanctioned after he reportedly misappropriated huge sums meant for the equipping and training of re-absorbed soldiers based in Kontagora, Niger State. Another military source cited Brigadier-General Momoh of the Department of Logistics, Army Headquarters who reportedly diverted millions of the Army’s funds to his private account. “His only punishment was redeployment to the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) of the Nigerian Army,” said the source.

Yet another military source drew attention to the case of one Colonel Jega, who reportedly placed 101st at the Defense College exams. Yet, the colonel got preferential treatment and was sent to the Defense College in Bangladesh, ahead of those who performed much better than he. “Some of those who did better in the exams were even retired,” our source said.

The type of corruption happening under Dullardeen's nose will dwarf whatever happened under GEJ because the public will remain in the dark about it. The part in bold is their trademark. CBN and FIRS jobs come to mind.

When will we get this thing right? Corruption remains our daily bread . save our nation, dear Lord.

this one tough no be here

Buratai go don d sweat for pant seriously

Expect zombies to come to his defence again lolzzzzz

Federal Republic of Northern Nigeria continuously unloading. Selective prosecution and justice will only help PMB show the world that he is a bigot.

I wonder why some people think Burutai is a saint. Massive amount of money was misappropriated with him being the procurement officer. Haba!

We must learn to measure our leaders with the same spoon, otherwise it is you and I that will be on the receiving end. The Buhari, Burutai, Jonathan's, Sara kiss, Diezianis already have stolen us dry that their children need not work.

Let us keep asking them questions until we get the answers we need.
#SayNo2selectiveJustice

Buruntashi don buy market be that

Once SR remember your matter, best thing is to keep calm and allow it die natural death but if you do gra gra, then dem go open ur matter as fowl dey open nyansh poo.

I wish iPod Miscreants can simply type their usual "who takes Sahara Reporters seriously??" and then walk away believing this is also "trash" as always.

Shameless people with no honour.

some hypocrites will tell you since it's not Deziani or Dasuki,.we are cool .

Sure EFCC will tell you they need more emperical evidence to prove he didn't buy those properties from his savings.

Well, the good news is that BUHARI WILL NOT BE PRESIDENT FOREVER!!!

Progressive01:
I wish iPod Miscreants can simply type their usual "who takes Sahara Reporters seriously??" and then walk away believing this is also "trash" as always.

Shameless people with no honour.

What do you have to say about the topic under discussion? Smh for you and your type.

Progressive01:
[s]I wish iPod Miscreants can simply type their usual "who takes Sahara Reporters seriously??" and then walk away believing this is also "trash" as always.

Shameless people with no honour[/s].

As usual when Zombies like you can no longer defend your pay masters, you derail with the IPOB or Wailers cry.

Progressive01:
I wish iPod Miscreants can simply type their usual "who takes Sahara Reporters seriously??" and then walk away believing this is also "trash" as always.
Shameless people with no honour.

Please say something about the issue raised.
Yours is worse because what you just said is that the news should not be taken seriously.

obiageIi:
As fantastic as this guy has been in the fight against boko haram, he has to answer for these crimes.

Fanta gini, my sister let me tell you, the army is taking hits and losing soldiers every other week, they arent reporting those one, they will upload pics of where they are burning thatched roof houses and upload for you.

Two days ago, Boko with their ISIS allies from Libya pummeled the army so hard.....from a security analyst and confidential.

Take me to any deity or shrine, i will repeat myself.

I remain supportive of the government to make the right changes. If in anyway the COAS has done any of the above it will be fair to discharge the man.

I fault the armies response on the matter and also the way the matter is not given prompt attention.No need for the army to respond to personal complaints on the COAS.He should have his defense counsel handle it and not the entire NA. I think is high time the intuitions know when to allow officials respond to allegations on them.

A probe team be setup immediately to commence investigations or better still add his matter to the committee probing the former Chiefs!

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY, PLEASE SHOW SOME LOVE.