An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission investigating officer, Adariko Michael, on Tuesday, alleged that N2.2 billion was spent on prayers in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to win the war against Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria.
Mr Michael was giving evidence as the first prosecution witness (PW1) in the trial of Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser (ONSA) to President Goodluck Jonathan, in the alleged two billion dollars arms deal fraud.

Others charged with Mr Dasuki, a retired colonel, are a former General Manager with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Aminu Baba-kusa, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited.

The EFCC charged them with 32 counts bordering on misappropriation, criminal breach of trust, dishonest release and receiving various sums of money before Husseini Baba-Yusuf.

Led in evidence by the EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, Mr Micheal said N750 million was allegedly transferred from the ONSA special account to Reliance Referral Hospital Limited’s account with First Bank.

He added that N650 million was also transferred to Acacia Holding Limited’s account with EcoBank, while another N600 million and N200 million were transferred to the company’s account with UBA.


“Between September 27, 2013, and April 16, 2015, N50 million was credited to Reliance Referral Hospital’s account.

“Based on responses from the banks involved, as investigating officer, we found out that money was transferred to several individuals and companies.

“When we went through the account statement, we asked the second defendant (Aminu Babakusa) the reason for this.

“He informed us that the money was used to hire clerics to pray for the nation as regards Boko Haram crisis.

“When we asked him to provide the names, contacts and phone numbers of the clerics he hired to pray for the nation, he mentioned only two,” he said.

Mr Dasuki spent four years in detention, following his arrest in 2015 over alleged misappropriation of N2.2 billion meant for arms purchase during his time as National Security Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan


After the Federal Government had consistently failed to honour court orders granting him bail, including an ECOWAS court judgment in 2016, he was finally released on December 24, 2019

Karemarealty288:
Under Jonathan Angel took monies.....Under Buhari Snakes swallow monies.

Click Like if you short of words and Share if Nigeria is scam!

Wawelexy:
2.2Billion naira for prayers?

May be God will deploy heavenly soldiers to sambisa forest, hence they would need some ammunitions like;
4 armour tanks
5 war jets
Each Angel with bulletproof, helmet, AK47, pistol and grenades.
Standby redcross team incase of any casualty.
Food and water
And their monthly remuneration..

Meeehn! To hell with anybody trying to justify Jonathan's regime by comparing with the current administration...
They re all thieves....

Again,
To hell with any youth that vote for any of this old piliticians come 2023..
To hell with any youth with a voter's card but choose not to vote..
To hell with any youth without P.V.C and never care to get one..
And lastly, 600years to anyone who tries to steal our vote come 2023..

We are taking over...
We move!!!

RuudVanNisteroy:

Some low I.Q clowns are still advocating for the fantastically corrupt mafia ruling the country. Instead of them to supporting the youth takeover at all levels of governance in the 2023 elections.

Wawelexy:


As in?
I don't know if that's because of the peanuts they gets from them(funniest part is that some if not majority of them gets nothing, they just ass lick all in the name same tribe).

They need an eye opener...

RuudVanNisteroy:

The have no shame and don't think of their future generation.

peacekante:


APC, PDP have already started preparation for 2023, what are the youths doing so far? Giving laycon and dorathy Benz. When 2023 reach, you start telling us how you want to take over 2027 without early preparation.

OfficialAwol:
We are tired of hearing Dasukigate.

For now, we are interested in Alpha-Beta-gate

RuudVanNisteroy:

That is the main one we want to hear about.