ARMS DEAL PROBE : 13 GENERALS READY TO RETURN N 1 TRILLION !

A highly placed defence source at the weekend told Nigerian Pilot that the probe panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the arms purchase contracts executed during the administrations Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and that of Goodluck Jonathan, has started sitting in Abuja.

It was gathered that 13 out of the 19 allegedly indicted retired generals that are expected to be quizzed by the probe panel have already approach some members of the panel for amicable settlement of the matter than appearing before the panel.( Plea Bargaining)

According to the source, a former National Security Adviser is allegedly the arrowhead of the negotiation, if the members of the panel will accept their request. The security source further added that the 13 retired military chiefs are willing to refund N1 trillion to the federal government as part of the plea bargain arrangement.

The source added that the panel might look into the administration of five Chiefs of Defence Staff, 14 Service Chiefs; four National Security Advisers and eight former Ministers of Defence. The probe has created panic among retired military chiefs who coordinated arms purchases in the last eight years.


The Chiefs of Defence Staff from 2007 to 2015 are: the late Lt.-Gen. Owoye Andrew Azazi (2007-2008); Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike (2008-2010); Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin (2010- 2012); Admiral Ola Ibrahim (2012- 2014); and Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (2014-2015).

As for the Nigerian Army, those to be under searchlight are late Lt.- Gen. Luka Yusuf (2007-2008), Lt.- Gen. Abdurrahman Dambazzau (2008-2010), Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (2010-2014) and Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah (January 2014- July 2015).


In the Nigerian Navy, the investigation will cover the following past Chiefs of Naval Staff: Vice Admiral GT Adekeye (2005-2008); Vice Admiral II Ibrahim (2008-2010); Vice Admiral OS Ibrahim (2010-2012); Vice Admiral DJ Ezeoba (2012-2013) and Vice Admiral UO Jibrin (2013- 2015).

For the Air Force, the book of following officers and their teams will be examing. They include Air Marshal Paul Dike (2006-2008); Air Marshal Oluseyi Petirin (2008- 2010); Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar (2010-2012); Air Marshal Alex Badeh (2012-2014) and Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (2014-2015).

The National Security Advisers from 2007 to 2014 are: Gen. Aliyu Gusau; the late Gen. Owoye Azazi; Gen. Sarki Mukhtar; and Col. Sambo Dasuki. The Ministers of Defence within the timeframe of the panel are: Yayale Ahmed (2007- 2008); Shettima Mustapha (2098- 2009); Godwin Abbe (2009-2010); Adetokunbo Kayode (2010-2011); Bello Haliru Mohammed (2011- 2012); Erelu Olusola Obada (2012- 2013) ; Gen. Aliyu Gusau (2013- 2015) and Musiliu Obanikoro (2012-2014).

NIGERIAN ARMY REINSTATES OVER 3000 DISMISSED SOLDIERS

According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Nigerian Army has reinstated not less than 3,032 dismissed soldiers who were dismissed for failing to engage Boko Haram members after they rebelled due to poor weapons to the terrorist sect.

NAN reports that the Nigerian army spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman confirmed that those reinstated were among the 5000 recently dismissed soldiers.

NB: You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. It is important to note ( that  a source revealed ) the retired generals numbering 13 out of the 19 that are expected to be quizzed by the probe panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to probe contracts executed during the administrations of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to former President Goodluck Jonathan, have already approach some members of the panel for amicable settlement of the matter than appearing before the panel and are willing to refund N1 trillion to the federal government as part of the plea bargain arrangement.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE SECURITY (DSS) FIRES MARILYN OGAR

Marilyn Ogar, a deputy director and the former spokesperson for the Department of State Security, have been retired.

Dailypost reports, that Orgar who had been under fire since the advent of the new leadership of the DSS, was retired effective from yesterday, Wednesday, seven years before she is due for retirement.

Ogar was recalled from a study leave abroad, removed as the spokesperson of the agency and later demoted from the rank of deputy director. She was also redeployed to Maiduguri, Borno State, and an action that was rescinded following serious outcry that followed.

PASTOR CHRIS OKOTIE IS BEHIND THE CRISIS IN MY FAMILY...EMEKA IKE

Emeka Ike, and his wife of over ten years, Suzanne, are currently in court – with the latter calling for the dissolution of the union, has accused Rev. Chris Okotie of Household of God Church, in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, as being behind the ongoing crisis in his family.

The Nollywood actor is pleading otherwise and claiming his continuous love for the woman.

Ike narrated that, in spite of all his efforts to get the woman to rescind her decision and withdraw the divorce case, Okotie is allegedly pushing her on, he revealed that the pastor got his wife a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, to pursue her case, gave her N500,000 for her mother’s burial and even bought her a Blackberry Passport phone!

Emeka said “Yes, ‘Pastor Chris Okotie just absolved (sic) my wife into his church without making any effort to get in touch with me. If as a pastor your church member is having issues with her husband, and you failed to do anything to resolve it, what kind of pastor are you? When I called him, he refused to pick my call. He also failed to react to a text message I sent to him. Is that a man of God? Even, if you have a police case, they will make effort to hear from you before taking a position, not to talk of the church…I want the whole world to know because there is a lot of misinformation out there. The lawyer which Okotie hired for my wife is also frustrating every attempt I make to resolve the matter peacefully.”

 It is important to note that Emma filed for divorce from her husband of 12 years, according to her thus: “It was when my husband beat me mercilessly I believed that people truly saw stars whenever they were unconscious. It was my brother who took me to the hospital where I spent two months. There was also a day I was feeding our last child with tea, my husband, out of anger took the tea and poured it on my head’’. Then why is it now that Emeka is shifting blame? Abeeg.