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Pictured As EFCC Seals Ex-Chief Of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh’s House Over Arms Procurement Scandal

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commssion has sealed the residence ex-Defence chiefs Alex Badeh’s house in Wuse zone II.

House number 19 on Kumasi Cresent was sealed off Wednesday afternoon by operatives of the comm?ission.

The action of the EFCC is said to be part of the ongoing investigations into the arms purchase scam in the office of former NSA Sambo Dasuki.

It is however not clear if Badeh is being questioned or arrested by the commission but reports during the week had revealed that, the 27-man task force investigating the $2.1bn arms procurement scandal under the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration had traced N400m to the account of a serving army officer.

It was gathered on Wednesday that the EFCC operatives were still investigating the account of the officer, who featured in the procurement of arms in the immediate past administration.

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The Defence Headquarters on Monday had said the military would not tolerate corruption, which it noted had retarded the development of the country.

The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, told newsmen that the military was fully in support of the Federal Government’s campaign against corruption.

Abubakar, who was reacting to reports that a top military officer was in the detention of the EFCC, said he was not aware of the arrest of the military officer.

He explained that any military personnel, serving or retired, who was required to make clarifications on his or her role in the ongoing arms probe would be released to do so in the interest of the country and national development.

Abubakar added, “The military is in support of the war on corruption. All military personnel, serving or retired, can be invited by the committee in the interest of the nation.

“I actually don’t have the information that a serving personnel of the military is in the custody of the EFCC. I am not a member of the committee, so I don’t have that information but anybody, serving or retired, who is found wanting, can be invited.

“Anybody can be invited by the committee or any other agency of government to shed more light on his action because the military is part of government institutions. We are completely in support of the war against corruption because this is something that will help the country.”

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