EFCC RECOVERS $1M IN SOAKAWAY....ARMS DEAL SCANDAL

AMOSU, GBADEBO ARRESTED OVER ARMS DEAL………Kings Ofurhe

The fight against corruption is certainly unearthing more chilling revelations with the EFCC reporting that it has arrested Lara Amosun, wife of the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adeola Amosun (rtd).

This arrest is coming on the heels of further discoveries in the arms procurement scandal following diligent investigations by the EFCC.

According to reports from the EFCC, Mrs. Amosun who is currently in custody in Lagos was picked up in the nation’s Federal Capital, Abuja previous week and immediately moved to the anti-graft agency’s Lagos office for further investigations.

Her arrest, from available information, was as a result of the discovery of about #3b in her bank accounts which she is alleged to be holding in trust for her husband and her lawyers are battling to secure her release but this has been futile. And, this is apart from other properties which were traced to the former CAS but held in trust by the wife and his children.

Earlier reports have it that the anti-graft watch dog discovered whooping sums of money totaling about N17.5 billion in the accounts of wives of three Air Force Chiefs. These monies were reportedly disseminated in various banks accounts.

Insider sources revealed that N13billion was traced to the bank accounts of top ranking officer’s wives of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) both serving and retired.

According to the source, “Investigations conducted showed that some of the monies the former Chief of Air Staff made through some contracts and procurements in NAF were traced to his wife’s accounts and, shortly after Amosu was picked up in Abuja, his wife, Lara, was subsequently arrested with about N3 billion traced to her accounts while some assets acquired by the former Service Chief was in her name and some others in her company’s name”.

“So, as an accessory to a crime, it is believed that the proceeds with her are suspected from the arms funds. As we prosecute her husband, she must also be held accountable.”
The EFCC according to the source also recovered another sum of $1 million cash from Amosu’s residence in Badagary, Lagos. The foreign currency was discovered following a search on the house by the operatives.

“In continuation of the investigation into the arms probe, the EFCC operatives took Amosu to his residence in Badagry and after thoroughly searching the residence; a fresh small “soak away” pit was discovered in the premises. Suspecting foul play, the operatives broke open the “soak away”. To the surprise of all, foreign cash was discovered stashed inside and the sum of about $1 million was recovered and it was subsequently confiscated,” the source revealed.//END//