Amosu Might Spend His Weekend At EFCC Detention

DETAINED Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu has been in detention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for the fourth day; and information emanating from sources within the commission indicates he might be spending the weekend in detention.

The Guardian’s check as at 8:30pm yesterday, revealed that Amosu was still in detention with slim chances of getting a bail because it is weekend, perhaps until Monday when offices resume work.

While EFCC is still on the trail of Air Marshal Alex Badeh, seven other retired service chiefs as well as 12 serving service chiefs, Amosu is said to have been explaining what he knows about the $2 billion and another N29 billion procurement scam that allegedly occurred at the Nigeria Air Force between 2014 and 2015 as well as the many equipment that were bought at inflated sums.

This investigation is part of the larger probe into the arms procurement scandal that occurred at the office of the National Security Adviser, when Col. Sambo Dasuki held the office.

In the meantime according to the recommendations of the presidential committee that investigated arms procurement between 2007 and 2015, the indicted Air Force officers, serving and retired, will have to explain the frauds spotted in a set of 10 contracts awarded to SEI Nig Ltd at the cost of $930 million between 2014 and 2015.

According to an operative of the EFCC, Amosu has been giving useful information concerning the purchase of some helicopters. Investigations had indicted the Force of procuring two used Mi-24V helicopters instead of the recommended Mi-35M.

At the cost of $136.9m, it was said to have been highly inflated when a brand new one would have cost only $30m. More painful is the fact that they were allegedly not airworthy at delivery time.