President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ayo Oritsejafor and
Alhaji Mujahideen Asari-Dokubo has been cleared of complicity in the
botched $9.3 million arms deal by a special team tasked with getting facts
on the issue.
According to PRNigeria,
citing ‘authoritative sources’, the panel cleared the duo and dismissed
allegations that Dokubo was on the aircraft which ferried the cash into South
Africa. The aircraft belongs to Oritsejafor, who denied knowing anything
about the arms deal as he had leased the aircraft out.
“A special team, comprising security agents, intelligence experts and officials
of the ministry of foreign affairs has investigated the $9.3 million cash-for-
arms deal and submitted its report to the presidency.
“The committee confirmed that the President of the Christian Association of
Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, had no connection with the transaction.
“It was true that the CAN president’s jet was used but we found out that it
was without his knowledge. As at the time in question, the aircraft was on
lease. And you may be aware that the lease trend is peculiar to private jet
owners in the country.
“It is the view of the committee that Oritsejafor cannot be held liable for any
shuttle made by a lease firm.
“As for the manifest of the plane, the committee also discovered that the
Niger Delta activist, Mujaheedin Asari-Dokubo, was not among those on
board the transaction aircraft. There was no mention of Dokubo in the
manifest presented during the investigation,” PRNigeria reported.
source: informationng.com