Still on the $2.1bn arms fund deal: Jonathan's ADC questioned by EFCC.

Col. Ojogbane Adegbe, who served as the Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to former President Goodluck Jonathan, was on Thursday questioned by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with the ongoing probe into alleged diversion of the $2.1 billion arms procurement fund.

Punch reports that Adegbe, who was arrested on Wednesday in Lagos by military personnel, was taken to the Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja popularly referred to as Abacha Barracks, where he was interrogated by some senior military officers.

Adegbe was subsequently handed over to the EFCC on Thursday for further questioning. Prior to his arrest, he was undergoing a National Defence College course in one of the military institutions in the United Kingdom.

When contacted, the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar said, “I cannot say whether he is arrested or not. But any person, who is involved in the arms matters, would be arrested.

“We are in support of the policies of the FG in tackling the menace of corruption in this country. We have said we will support the ongoing investigation into the diversion of public funds. We have to corroborate our stance.

“Whosoever is involved is immaterial. I don’t have such information now but whosoever is involved, we will support the relevant agencies to do their jobs. This is something that would be beneficial to the country.”

An EFCC source told Punch that Adegbe was being questioned by the anti-graft agency because his name came up among those said to have distributed some money to politicians. According to the source, Adegbe was released around 9pm on Thursday after writing his statement.

Meanwhile, The Nation reports that the Nigerian Army Thursday evening released 12 senior officers to the EFCC for probe into the roles they played in the $2.1bn arms procurement fund scandal.

A statement by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col Sani Kukasheka Usman, which did not state the names of the affected officers, said: “The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the public that 12 Army officers have been sent to the EFCC for investigation.

“These comprise three serving Major-Generals and one retired, three Brigadier-Generals, four colonels, and one Lieutenant Colonel,” the statement said.