TVC E. The sum of N900 has been recovered by the economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC)from former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Kinsman, Mr. Waripamowei Dudafa, who was also a former special assistant on domestic affairs.
Mr. Waripamowei had earlier been arrested by the EFCC on April 18 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
According to a reliable source at the EFCC,on Sunday May the 29th said ”Dudafa told us that he had no money” but upon investigation, we discovered N900 million in one of his accounts which had been stashed with the help of his account officer
Upon discovering the money, his account was immediately frozen.
“Dudafa initially denied owning the account but when he was confronted with evidence, he had no choice but to admit. Some people, who had paid money into the account based on Dudafa’s instructions, even came forward to say that the account indeed belonged to Dudafa. The N900m will be used as evidence against him in court.”
The EFCC accused him and Jonathan’s ex Aide-de-Camp, Col. Ojogbane Adegbe of giving N10bn to delegates at the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party in December 2014. The EFCC had alleged that the money was diverted by the Office of the National Security Adviser from a Signature Bonus Account in the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Embattled former NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), had in a statement revealed that the N10bn was given to Ojogbane and Dudafa.
Dasuki had said, “That I am aware in November, I cannot remember the exact date, my office requested the CBN to exchange N10bn from the account of the Office of the National Security Adviser domiciled in CBN. The money was exchanged and $47m and some Euros, which I cannot remember the exact amount, were delivered at my residence.
“The money was for delegates that attended the nomination convention for the PDP presidential nomination. The money was paid and sent to Hon. Dudafa (SSAP, Household) and ADC(C-I-C) for distribution on the instruction of the President.”
