DSS re-arrests Dasuki, EFCC seizes Dokpesi in arms deal probe

Dasuki had already been under house arrest for separate charges, including money laundering and possessing illegal arms.

On Monday, at least three top officials, including a former minister of finance, who worked with Dasuki were arrested by Nigeria’s anti-graft agency in connection with the probe. If you are invited by the EFCC that is not the same thing as an arrest.

“Dokpesi explained to the EFCC officials that the N2.1 billion that he collected from the former NSA was payment for for publicity and media political campaigns during the 2015 General Elections”. “Investigation is still ongoing”, spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said.

Indications emerged yesterday that more heads may roll over the disappearance of $2 billion meant for the procurement of arms and ammunition for the country’s armed forces in the office of the National Security Adviser under the last administration.

“So, for now, we believe the government would want to insist he put it down in a statement”, a source told The Guardian.

“There is no warrant of arrest and as a well-respected obedient nationalist, Chief Dokpesi chose to go and answer the invitation”, he said.

The Department of State Security (DSS) affected the arrests on Tuesday.

The lawyer to Raymond Dospesi, Mike Ozekhome has stated that he was not aware of any money given to his client by the office of the former National Security Adviser ( NSA) Sambo Dasuki.

According to a source at the DSS, who also confirmed that Dasuki was in custody, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is working closely with the DSS on the arms deal matter because “it has affected our operations as well”.

An investigations committee into arms procurement under the Goodluck Jonathan administration had said that it found extra-budgetary spending by the Jonathan administration to the tune of 643.8 billion naira (3.235 billion dollars ) and an additional 2.2 billion dollars in the foreign currency component.