Metuh

EFCC and
Dasuki
Gates

 In addition to failing economy, Boko Haram insurgency, Nigeria is now reeling

under the infamous Dasuki Gates. This scandal is basically a financial fraud
conducted by some big names associated to the cou trys NSA agency (National
Security Advisor) agency. At the eye of this storm is the ex-NSA Colonel Sambo
Dasuki after whom this scandal has been named.
The Dasuki Gates involved a $2billion arms deal fraud which was uncovered
during an investigation conducted by the presidential investigations committee
which was formed under the previous Jonathan government. As this committee
discovered, more than $2 billion of money was embezzled from the office of NSA
during the time it was headed by Colonel Dasuki, the main accused in this
scandal. The committee found that approximately N643.8 billion, over and above
the allocated funds, regarding an international ar s deal being done by the
government. Apart from this money, an addition amount close to $2.2 billion in
foreign currency component was also used by the previous government. Since the
deal was primarily carried out by the NSA, its chief at the time, Colonel Dasuki
was investigated as well. He was found guilty of embezzlement of money in order
to help the re-election efforts of the then President Good luck Jonathan. Dasuki
Gates scandal has affected Nigerias current political scene in a big way.

 As a result of his part in the Dasuki Gates fraud, Colonel Sambo Dasuki
was arrested on December 1, 2015 by the DSS (Department of State
Services). He was then transferred to the custody of the EFCC
(Economic and Financial Crimes) for next steps. Although the spotlight
is on Dasuki, an interesting revelation came from these Dasuki Gates
regarding the Metuh EFCC spat. Olisa Metuh who was the
spokesperson of PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) when this fraud
happened, has also been blamed by the EFCC for his involvement in
the scandal. Of course Metuh denies it, and has alleged that the EFCC
are targeting him unfairlyforming the basis of this issue.
In addition to the Metuh EFCC scandal, there is one more twist in this
Dasuki Gates scandal the involvement of Alex Badesh, the former
Chief of Defence Staff. At the centre of the Metuh EFCC spat is the
accusation by EFCC that Olisa Metuh laundered a sum of N400 million
amount during the Dasuki Gates fraud. Metuh vehemently denies
these charges. Additionally Alex Badeh has also charged by the EFCC
with the laundering of the sum of around N3.9 billion. Big names like
Badeh and Metuh have pushed the Dasuki Gates to even further
prominence, and how their trial results remains to be seen.