The Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu denied reports that he received money from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, who’s being tried for looting public funds.
In a statement released on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, Nuhu Ribadu challenged
anyone with evidence to support the claim to come forward.
The statement reads:
“My
attention has been drawn to insinuations in certain quarters of my
purported repayment of some monies I was allegedly given by the former
National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd).”
“For
the record, let me categorically state that I had nothing to do with
the former NSA while he was in office. I cannot remember meeting him at
any time while he held sway.”
“It is therefore
shocking for me to be accused of receiving something from someone I
never had any relationship with, not to talk of refunding money he gave
me.”
“There is therefore no reason for me to make
any refund. Also, I have not been contacted by any security agency on
this matter to warrant any action of that nature on my part.”
Sambo Dasuki is at the center of a massive money laundering investigation and is alleged to have supervised the looting of $2.1 billion in funds which were meant for the procurement of arms for Nigeria's military.
He was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) on December 1, 2015 and handed over to the EFCC the day after.
Source: Pulse.ng
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