Arms panel indicts ex-Army Chiefs, Generals

uncovers massive fraud

• EFCC begins probe of indicted officers, firms

The Presidential Panel set up to audit arms purchase between 2007 and 2015, has submitted its final report to President Muhammadu Buhari, New Telegraph has gathered. 

The Presidency, according to sources, is set to release the report on the probe of procurement arms and ammunition by the Nigerian Army. Highly placed sources told New Telegraph that the report on the probe of the Army indicted three former Chiefs of Army Staff, serving and retired Generals, many of whom had appeared before the panel.
A former Director- General of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), who is an Army General, was also indicted. Also, many of the companies and contractors that participated in the supply of equipment to the Nigerian Army were indicted in the report.
The panel report noted that the procurement processes were arbitrarily carried out and generally characterised by irregularities and fraud. The source further disclosed that some of the past service chiefs and Generals indicted by the panel have been recommended for further investigation and possible prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).http://newtelegraphonline.com/arms-panel-indicts-ex-army-chiefs-generals/