The sum of $9.3 million was seized by the South African authorities on September 5, 2014 and another $5.7 million was seized later in a transaction involving Societe D’ Equipments Internationale of Nigeria and Cereberus Risk Solutions, a South African arms company.
The first seizure was by South African custom officers who intercepted two Nigerians and an Israeli who arrived the country in a private jet allegedly owned by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) president, Rev Ayo Oritsejafor. They found 3 suitcases stashed with money when they ran them through airport scanners.
The money were reportedly concealed in two black plastic suitcases. Also found on the men, were, an invoice for a helicopter and armaments meant for Nigeria. The Nigerian government then quickly admitted that it was aware of the transaction and informed the media that the process was legal.
The former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) who spoke on behalf of the government then, said the Nigerian government had no choice as some powerful countries had refused to sell arms to Nigeria.
The South African government through its High Commissioner to Nigeria, Lulu Mnguni, said it would not release the funds until after “due process” was followed.
Yesterday, the consulting firm issuing statements on behalf of Nigerian security agencies, PR Nigeria, said the money has finally been released.
According to the statement, the money was released as a result of some legal and diplomatic processes initiated by the former NSA which “ensured that cash seized by the South African government during the cash for arms saga last year have been fully recovered by Nigeria”.
It added:
"President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration was forced to resort to the alternative market to obtain arms when western powers blocked every access to the formal arms market but the cash were seized both at the airport and in the bank”.
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Nice one, well done my Able President. God is with you. Linda take note!
Nice one, well done my Able President. God is with you. Linda take note!
Why did the western market refuse to sell arms to nigeria when we were in the middle of battling terrorism? Hmm.... lots of strange things happened in this country in the past 6 years. Time will reveal everything.
Great step
Baba is working
a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Na one man account all this money go enter i swear....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
Ok seen.
Ok seen.
Na wao! May God help us all...🙏
Hmmm.
Why did they even take the money in the first place? Although it`s good they returned it!
I trust President Buhari to put the money into judicious use.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
Atleast, the treasury won't be empty anymore.
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Hope the money returned will be put to good use.
Atleast, the treasury won't be empty anymore.
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I trust the money to be used for something good.
Good atleast some people will stop complaining about empty treasury
Una b thief.y didn't u people declared d money b4 n afta it left our shores?na God go dey catch una 1 by 1.many-many ego wey don disapear 2 jona cluelessness n arangee.
Good atleast some people will stop complaining about the nation's empty treasury
Good atleast some people will stop complaining about the nation's empty treasury
When there is nothing more to lie about!!! How on earth will a government go to buy arms in the black market knowing fully well the prices will be higher? Also how can it be that with all the presidential jets and other commercial jets, it is only the one owned by Oritsejafor that will be used for such transactions. So many things went wrong with the previous administration and only God will continue to help us. Dasuki will have so many explanations to make. Covering for a few like Oritsejafor and his cohorts who were busy making money in government as against preaching the word of God will not absolve anyone. The truth is, money laundering was the order of the day then and the people involved preferred to give up the money in the name of the government than face the wrath involved with money laundering charges. We shall see. God knows best.
......to be looted
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They refuse to sell us arms because our military still uses barbaric methods forbidden by the U.N after world war 2. Trust us to never learn from mistakes of the past.
Also most of the arms they sell us would just be siphoned back to terror groups through corruption. Why should i sell you weapons when i know you'll give them to my enemies?
The returned money will also be misappropriated.
we like to talk about our military but how can we have a strong military when we don't even know how to build our own weapons? White countries had already invented tanks, aircraft guns by 1920 world war 1, 100 years ago. Meanwhile technological advancement has not even started in africa. We have to buy shit with the oil we found in the ground because we are 2 dumb to know how to make our own. African men only know how to sleep with multiple women and throw parties.
They want ppl like me to say Buhari is trying..... Rubbish
They want ppl like me to say Buhari is trying..... Rubbish
Ok,,dey shud go nd. Purchas d arms already***odikwa risky nd tyt***
PMB should be tutored on how to behave himself in this hard won Democratic dispensation. He should stop harassing the former NSA. He should think first before he acts. We condemned his dictatorial moves. He should stop bringing unwarranted shame and trying to create a Gestapo state before the eyes of international community.
Thank God o
Okay
Thank God for dis lovely news for dis money wil go a long way to help assist Nigerians in dis period of financial crisis.
Na today na which day dem collect am.
Na today na which day dem collect am.
Na today na which day dem collect am.
May Jonathan never happen to this country again.Amen!!!!
About time I hope this money will be accounted for but na naija we dey, e go soon lost.
"Western powers blocked every access to formal arms market"... this is not a joke, boko boys has weapons ever day. This means there is more than the eye can see...
So they blocked us from buying ammunition.
How are supposed to stop boko.
Some powers want to destroy nigeria
Sum people will kidnap d money now,,,Only if its true anyway
That's a good one
#TeamBlessed#
cut some slack for him
Guy u hit d nail exactly on da head. Like ur post cos it's da naked truth about Africa and Nigeria especially.
Anon 6:59 u are a big fool, if ur dumb brain cannot think of any intelligent response to a post, just read and keep ur mouth shut, ur fingers idle. Monkey!!
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Good!
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It is interesting the way the mind works. Those hell bent on propping up the image of PMB will not read what is plainly written. For instance they glossed over this statement: "According to the statement, the money was released as a result of some legal and diplomatic processes initiated by the former NSA which ensured that cash seized by the South African government during the cash for arms saga last year have been fully recovered by Nigeria". While ignoring the former NSA's efforts, they go ahead to heap praise on PMB for recovering the money but there was no where in the report that PMB did anything other than the processes leading to the release happen to conclude at this time. This is undue bias.
O! Shatap
When you don't have anything to say or you don't know what to say, then shut the fuck up
The post was clear about who returned the money. But they will say it's baba go slow.
@ onomiroro
I'm struggling not to be rude here! $15m will make a country's treasury not to be empty again! You go school so?!
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