$2.1bn Arms deal: Obanikoro, two sons on radar

Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC

TVC E, NEWS – Former Defence minister, Musiliu Obanikoro and two of his sons may soon be invited for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as the anti-graft agency uncovered about N4.745 billion curious transfers made into the account of two of the ex-minister’s sons.

The sons are Babajide and Gbolahan, who are both directors of the company used in siphoning the funds.

The suspicious funds were said to have been paid into the account of the ex-minister’s children by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).

Reliable sources in the anti-graft agency, who spoke in confidence, said the N4.8 billion was paid in tranches.

One of the sources said: “Two sons of former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, Babajide and Gbolahan, are currently on the radar of the EFCC. About N4,745,000,000.00 was traced to a company, Sylvan McNamara Limited, in which they have interest.

“The money was allegedly paid in several tranches into the company’s account number: 0026223714 with Diamond Bank from the Office of the National Security Adviser account with the CBN.”

Another source said there were strong indications that the funds were used to prosecute the governorship polls for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti and Osun states.

Obanikoro, who is already holed up in the United States, was central to the coordination of the governorship poll in Ekiti and Osun states, including alleged abuse of deployment of troops.

It was also learnt that a former Accountant-General is also on the radar of the EFCC, being one of the beneficiaries of another set of slush funds used for PDP’s campaign in the South-West.

All the slush funds were drawn from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).