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How N2.2bn was spent on prayers against Boko Haram— EFCC

An EFCC investigating officer, Mr Adariko Michael, on Tuesday alleged that N2.2 billion was spent on prayers in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to win the war against insurgency in the country.

Michael was giving evidence as the first prosecution witness (PW1) in the trial of retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser (ONSA) to President Goodluck Jonathan in the alleged two billion dollars arms deal fraud.

Others charged with Dasuki 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 Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf.

Led in evidence by the EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs SAN, Micheal said N750million was allegedly transferred from the ONSA special account to Reliance Referral Hospital Limited’s account with First Bank.

He added that N650million was also transferred to Acacia Holding Limited’s account with EcoBank, while another N600million and N200million were transfered to the company’s account with UBA.

“Between Sept. 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.

After listening to the testimony,

Justice Baba-Yusuf, adjourned the matter until Nov. 11 for continuation of hearing.

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TecM0:
EFCC died with Magu.... The new acting chairman is even scared of Malami's shadow

Moferere:
Let's do a community reading of what you've written again


Listen and read again, you will realise that you have made zero sense

TecM0:
2 people that I know that would respond to a comment that made zero sense to them



* Retardd

* an attention seeker

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Moferere:
Àlàyé calm down.
I am pointing your mistakes to you before we drag you like tiger generator.

If you don't want to listen then Ọ̀yọ́ lowà

TecM0:
Lol


Soro soke paddy mi

Well I don't drag Omoluabi Omo Karo ojire

So I apologize for any insult

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GMBuhari:
2.2b on prayers


Until we start hanging these animals , Nigeria will not improve

Nbotee:
If U believe dis morons den U have not learnt anything so far... What has suddenly happened to the whole #DasukiGate# saga? Or Diezani media trials? Dem dey use una dey catch cruise for dis country... Wen dey need a new distraction dey spin out new allegation stories to kip ppl busy and afta a while the whole case dies down till further notice and d trend continues...

Michael was giving evidence as the first prosecution witness (PW1) in the trial of retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser (ONSA) to President Goodluck Jonathan in the alleged two billion dollars arms deal fraud