The former governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state may soon be caught in web of investigation over the alleged misappropriation of over N6 billion spent on security as the Bauchi state government has requested the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commence investigation into the fraud.
The request was made following a letter addressed to the anti-graft agency dated November 27 and signed by the secretary to the state government, Bello Shehu Ilelah.
Bello said that the misappropriated funds were meant for the execution of projects in the areas of education, rural development, security and health, Leadership reports.
The letter contained a breakdown of how Yuguda allegedly withdrew the funds over a five-month period from January to May 2015 in amounts of N351,806,000.00, N899,900,000.00, N2,040,876, 500.00, N738,200,000.00 and N2,150,441,730.00 respectively, totaling N6,181,224,230.00.
The state government urged the EFCC to investigate how the funds were used and called on the former governor to provide an explanation as to how the funds had been misappropriated.
Meanwhile, the former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki has listed some of his accomplices in the $2.1 billion scandalous arms deal.
A source close to the investigation of Dasuki by EFCC said: “When Dasuki was brought in, he initially refused to write any statement, alleging that he had been subjected to media trial.
“I think the ex-NSA decided not to open up based on the advice of his lawyers that he should leave everything for the open court.
“The EFCC operatives, however, obliged Dasuki a copy of the statement by a former Director of Finance in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Shaibu Salisu in which the latter made some implicating statements.
“Dasuki, who was shocked by Salisu’s confessions, repeatedly asked: ‘You mean Salisu wrote all these! You mean he said these! Give me a pen and paper’.
“Thereafter, Dasuki decided to open a can of worms. He gave a long list of PDP chieftains who collected money from the Office of the NSA.
“He mentioned the names of a former Deputy National Chairman of PDP, ex-governors and ex-ministers and many others.
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