An EFCC investigating officer, Mr Adariko Michael, on Tuesday alleged that N2.2 billion was spent on prayers in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to win the war against insurgency in the country.
Michael was giving evidence as the first prosecution witness (PW1) in the trial of retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser (ONSA) to President Goodluck Jonathan in the alleged two billion dollars arms deal fraud.
Others charged with Dasuki are a former General Manager with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Aminu Baba-kusa, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited.
The EFCC charged them with 32 counts bordering on misappropriation, criminal breach of trust, dishonest release and receiving various sums of money before Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf.
Led in evidence by the EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs SAN, Micheal said N750million was allegedly transferred from the ONSA special account to Reliance Referral Hospital Limited’s account with First Bank.
He added that N650 Million was also transferred to Acacia Holding Limited’s account with EcoBank, while another N600 Million and 200 Million were transferred to the company’s account with UBA.
“Between Sept. 27, 2013 and April 16, 2015, N50 million was credited to Reliance Referral Hospital’s account.
“Based on responses from the banks involved, as investigating officer, we found out that money was transferred to several individuals and companies.
“When we went through the account statement, we asked the second defendant (Aminu Babakusa) the reason for this.
“He informed us that the money was used to hire Clerics to pray for the nation as regards Boko Haram crisis.
“When we asked him to provide the names, contacts and phone numbers of the clerics he hired to pray for the nation, he mentioned only two,” he said.
After listening to the testimony, Justice Baba-Yusuf, adjourned the matter until Nov. 11 for continuation of hearing.
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Wawu!! Such expensive prayers!!
ReplyDeleteWow!! didn't know they now collect bribe in heaven before prayers are answered.
DeleteThe thing is even with all the evidence nobody will prosecute him.
ReplyDeleteAre you minding them. After all these years we are still on dasukis matter.mshewwww
DeleteInstead of them buying harms and ammunitions to fight the devilish boko Haram, they spent billions on prayers 😲😲😲 like, can they pray Boko Haram away?
ReplyDeleteThey all lack wisdom and they are also blinded by greed
Imagine the level of illiteracy of these people, money that could have been used to improve the standard of living of his people. But then I don't believe the shit written up there, that money was given for keeps not for any prayers that never happened.
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ReplyDeleteOh my God 🤦♀️🤦♀️
ReplyDeleteWhat did we really do to deserve this country??? 😔
Blessed nation with cursed leaders... Hell awaits you all and your generations.
ReplyDeleteOur untold hardships due to your taste for corruption in Nigeria will awake the anger of God upon you all.
Chaaaaaaaai!!!!😎
ReplyDeleteLol! What a wawu, wonders shall never end in this country
ReplyDeleteWhy is it so difficult to wake up in this country to good news that gladdens the heart? It has always been one terrible news or another that defies logic. Billions for prayer again bokoharam. This country is a joke and the politicians in the helm of affairs are clowns. The money that could have been used to procure weapons. I am in the wrong country.
ReplyDeleteGOD please judge and reward ALL the wickedness, evil and malice in Jesus name, amen
ReplyDeleteDasuki is one of the major sponsors of Boko Haram. They should keep killing themselves
ReplyDeleteThe way these people are using our funds, I wonder if there would be any money left or will be left in deep debt.
ReplyDeleteNah wah for this country o
ReplyDeleteXo money they will use in fighting was used in prayers
ReplyDeleteReligion has killed us in this country
Others r progressing tech wise but we want to pray our problems away instead acting towards finding a solution
What will one not read or see in this country?? Imagine such amount for prayer?
ReplyDeleteWhich prayers.they know if they tell us anything,we can not question them.which reasonable country you will come and tell this rubbish. tomorrow they will tell us they gave cockroach 2billion to spy on boko haram
ReplyDeleteMtchewwww, anything to trend & cause people to loose focus.
ReplyDelete#endbadgovernance .
On a side note, prayer against boko haram & evil politicians continues