Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
chieftain, Tony Anenih has revealed how he distributed the sum of N260 million
which he received from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki.
Anenih however told the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he didn’t benefit from the money but
only shared it as instructed, The Nation reports.
The PDP chieftain reportedly told the
EFCC that he gave N63 million to a group coordinated by a former presidential
aide, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, for the 2015 presidential elections.
The money is believed to be part of
the $2.1 billion arms fund which was allegedly looted under Dasuki’s
supervision.
Dasuki is at the center of the
massive money laundering investigation and is alleged to have supervised the
looting of the funds which were meant for the procurement of arms for Nigeria's
military.
He was arrested by the Department of
State Services (DSS) on December 1, 2015 and handed over to the EFCC the day
after.
The former NSA is reported to have
implicated several prominent persons in the deal including former governors,
ex-ministers and members of the PDP.
Dasuki’s lawyer however denied the
report that his client had become an informant while the former NSA said that
ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan was aware of the transactions he had made.
Jonathan has however denied
authorizing the release of the stated funds despite the former NSA’s claim that
he got the necessary presidential approval for the transactions.
Dasuki was released on bail from Kuje
Prison in December 2015 but was soon re-arrested by the DSS.
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