The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) has discovered N17.5 billion in the accounts of wives of three Airforce
chiefs scattered in various banks accounts.
It was learnt that huge amount of money has also
been traced to the accounts of children of some indicted serving and retired
military officers.
In the
bank accounts of another wife of a retired service chief, N3 billion was found,
while N1.5 billion was found in the bank accounts of a wife of a serving senior
officer.
It learnt that the officers handled the finance,
budget and accounts of NAF. “You can’t believe the discoveries we have made so
far.
We have traced monies to accounts of wives of
three air force officers.
So far, in the accounts of the wife of one of the
officers indicted in the arms deal, N13 billion was found in different banks.
In another instance, N3 billion was found in the accounts of a wife of a senior
air force officer.
Also, in another account, N1.5 billion was found
in the accounts of a wife of an Air Commodore who is not among the list of
indicted military officers.
“The officers have been confronted with the bank statements
and they have owned up to the ownership of the monies.
There is no way they
could deny ownership of the monies because of the sources and transactions.
The bank statements were enough proofs,” a source
familiar with the investigation said the source added that arrangements have
been made for the officers “to sign off the N17.5 billion to government.”
According to him, there have been series of
meetings between EFCC operatives and bank officials with the indicted officers
in attendance wherein they have agreed to give the money to the Federal
Government.
“The indicted officers confessed that the monies
are proceeds from arms procurement, contract awards and other deals.
They have
agreed to part with the money. But that is not the end of the matter. Their
trial will still go ahead,” the source said.
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