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Why evils? This country is finished.

NormalCodes:
"All baboons in the zoo are criminals, they are rogues, after stealing and hiding their loots in foreign lands, they will say Oh One Nigeria, and the monkeys will be jumping from one place to another shouting One Nigeria. Lunatics everywhere" - N.K Jan 21st, 2015.

Great words from a great man

cckris:
Is Buhari's Army Chief the most CORRUPT general in the history of Nigeria Army?

No, with the likes of IBB, AA, OO, e.t.c

Aspireahead:
I still maintain that the problem with Nigeria is not necessarily the political class, but the herd of suffering followers who defend their opulent lifestyles and sanguinary proclivities.

We Nigerians tend to even forget quickly, maybe because things are tough for us. we have all moved on from the CBN employment scam, FIRS employment scam and believe me...we would have forgotten about this one by next week.
Finally, let Buratai resign and a full fledged investigation be conducted...he is in no way bigger than the other former service chiefs who are standing trial.
I still believe he can afford the house, but I don't believe anyone who served in the last administration as director of procurement in a corruption ridden institution like the Nigerian Army is clean.

As for the army, allow Butatai and his family to respond...you are in no way privy to all of his finances

Even if Buratai saved all his salaries in the past ten years he cannot afford to pay for the mansions unless he had other source of income. How much does a general earns legitimately in a year? I expect Buratai to keep the Army out of this and let him provide evidence of his other source of income that made it possible for him to afford the mansions. Though PMB fight on corruption is obviously one sided, I am begining to enjoy the comedies of errors it will bring. Nigerians are not fools. Do you notice the growing aparthy of Nigerians towards the fight against corruption? The real corruption is when you prosecute only those who did not support you leaving alone your supporters who are fantastically corrupted. I think PMB is losing this fight against corruption!

Gen. Burantai is a saint.

omolola15:
I fear Sahara reporters oooooo. If dem get your time your own don done. It's better you keep quiet instead of arguing with them. Some wailers will believe this story because it's against the president yet they'll call SR nonsense source if the news is about saraki or fayose.

As for me i believe anything from Sahara. I'm sure mr Buhari will be disappointed in buratai right now.

Sahara reporters are biased from immemorial. Don't be surprised that Burutai has some issues with this government that's not made public.

I wouldn't want to believe that EFCC or Buhari is waiting for another seer before investigating or suspending this COAS. The speed the NA used in coming in his defence is still shocking to me.Let those who come to equity do that with clean hands...'l belong to nobody,I belong to everybody'...that time is now!

President Buhari, Nigerians are watching how you handle this!
All these assets from General Burantai saving his salary religiously?
Ajo/osusu/contribution/savings is very good ooo!

Buruntashi is a bargar and fantastically kwarupt and should be kicked out of that position today today...Just imagine d huge amounts and this admin would want to act like they shouldn't investigate these claims. Shame on Buhari..Ur own is coming soon..Those huge recovered loots u have been taking abroad to hide for urself via urself and ur wife and claiming Nigeria is poor and broke even after fuel subsidy coz u came bck to chop well this time as presido wil all also b xposed in due time.
Zombies keep supporting these scammers while ur future is at stake

eddyjibs:
we need to be recolonised dats all. every govt official is corrupt

Na now you know....hmmmm......Nigerians are just too slow.

And your zombified brain will still abuse sahara reporters when they publish something against ur blinded mind

Ofemmanu1:
Zombies won't see this.
If it was Fayose or other PDP goons that bought the ppties, NL woulda been filled with st.upid zombie comments.
Being a zombie is hell.
Awon weyrey 100%.

Progressive01:
True. The only thing which gets to me is why those who always scream "who takes sahara reporters seriously??" seem to be the ones who've been bringing us scoops from the same source and they haven't a shred of doubt about the stories!!

Don't these people have any shame??

It is really disgusting. These same idiots would be the ones screaming their heads off if, paradventure, the medium runs a story that exposes the rot that was Jonathan's regime later in the evening. They'd tell you everything about how SR is being sponsored by Tinubu and APC.

Omenka, Sahara remains APC media outfit. E pain you?

Bolustic:
Sahara Reporters and Premium Times are truly deepening the roots of democracy in Nigeria. This is true investigative journalism.

President Buhari, Magu, please do the needful.

Both have their hands chained by the same ol, same ol....abeg, they should just forget about all this ish. These are not the problems Nigeria faces.

Buffon, what a goal keeper.

The only person who can save more than Buffon is General Buratai.

He saved to buy two Mansions in Dubai.

if u think anything us going to be done about it then wake up

tete7000:
The annoying part of this game is that Buratai is using army spokesperson to defend himself. This is not an official matter but personal, let him or his personal lawyer address it. He should stop dragging Nigerian Army into it.
His cross it is, he should carry it alone.

Once again I have told you people like a gazzilion times. Africans donot believe in institutions. We chase individuals and are glued to tongues. We prefer what men say to who they are and what they do. What did Bill Clinton say again....

But it happens everywhere, from the Presidency to the architypical family, institutions are always sacrificed for individuals. That is why we are where we are.

No he is nt corrupt oh! He's a saint. Only pdp ppl are corrupt

cckris:
Is Buhari's Army Chief the most CORRUPT general in the history of Nigeria Army?

He is definitely not. If this can happen in a democratic government, what do you think happened during our military era?

Zombies be like: snake farming is the most lucrative business, he can easily afford 100 x what he has now. In fact, he can buy all of Dubal.

9ja is in real trouble.

He was one of those planted to sabotage GEJ's efforts against Boko. No wonder he has been rewarded.

Like it or not, one thing delights me in all these! Sahara Reporters unbiased mode of reporting.

It is arguable, no doubt.

Have they gotten 100% of their stories right? Absolutely no!

However, their statistics of accurate stories is comparable to the best. The best being Premium Times, for their investigative journalism.

One of the tenets of good journalism is objective reporting. I find it 100% in this story. They investigated, and presented their findings. The Army also defended their Oga. Its now left for Oga Patapata, PMB to act. Hope He acts quickly too.

Both are deaf @ d moment but jump into action if it's opposition involved. mrvitalis, modelmike7, passingshot, dropshot, ngeneukwenu, fulanimafia n all ye Apc goons come defend Saint Buratai....Buhari sef. I wld hv called keneking but he be like say dem never pay am salary for how many months now...amazing buratai...amazing kene

Bolustic:
Sahara Reporters and Premium Times are truly deepening the roots of democracy in Nigeria. This is true investigative journalism.

President Buhari, Magu, please do the needful.

These are only the known properties!

If this man can loot so much and so fast under a touted corrective and anti corruption government,then just imagine what must have happened in the past!

I am totally shocked,and saddened by the actions of this General Burantai. What a hypocrite!
And he would be instructing the soldiers under him to keep fit by jogging and doing push ups while behind their backs he was robbing them blind!

We are watching this government to see their next line of action.

Ofemmanu1:
Zombies won't see this.
If it was Fayose or other PDP goons that bought the ppties, NL woulda been filled with st.upid zombie comments.
Being a zombie is hell.
Awon weyrey 100%.

Your analogy is like using a thief to justify the actions of a fraudster. How can you you use fayose as an example? Nigeria is really fantastically corrupt. From top to bottom.

Progressive01:
True. The only thing which gets to me is why those who always scream "who takes sahara reporters seriously??" seem to be the ones who've been bringing us scoops from the same source and they haven't a shred of doubt about the stories!!

Don't these people have any shame??

It is really disgusting. These same idiots would be the ones screaming their heads off if, paradventure, the medium runs a story that exposes the rot that was Jonathan's regime later in the evening. They'd tell you everything about how SR is being sponsored by Tinubu and APC.

ur comment is irrelivant . Dnt hide ur face in d sand.

Progressive01:
True. The only thing which gets to me is why those who always scream "who takes sahara reporters seriously??" seem to be the ones who've been bringing us scoops from the same source and they haven't a shred of doubt about the stories!!

Don't these people have any shame??

It is really disgusting. These same idiots would be the ones screaming their heads off if, paradventure, the medium runs a story that exposes the rot that was Jonathan's regime later in the evening. They'd tell you everything about how SR is being sponsored by Tinubu and APC.

I know many APC apologists do this, example below.

arresa:
Only sensible post in this thread. To add to your post, he not only declared the properties, he paid in instalments which looters don't do, looters always make full payment on the spot.


SR is subject to errors by relying on info from shady characters instead of conducting their own investigation which they are good at.

[size=18pt]#Burataigate





#Aishagate[/size]

"If you live in a glass house,don't throw stones!"

Very soon, Mr President will be screaming that the past admin didn't save for the rainy day. How can they while people like Buratai were the treasurers?

There are all birds of a feather, thieves.

BADNEAT:
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.

http://saharareporters.com/2016/06/27/general-buratai-bought-second-dubai-property-days-after-appointment-chief-army-staff

these are people that sabotaged the war against book harm, they are the fifth Collin in Nigerian army that are feeding apc those information with which they mount propaganda.

BADNEAT:
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.

http://saharareporters.com/2016/06/27/general-buratai-bought-second-dubai-property-days-after-appointment-chief-army-staff

Sahara reporters are too much....dis is investigative journalism... Where is Angel Buhari

Smartresult:
Is it his fault that he is the COAS , it is a crime to be a soldier, y u hasara reporters are all over him.

who is this?