Ex-Nigerian Official Accused of Siphoning Billions

Charged with illegal possession of weapons and acts that pose potential harm to national security, gormer National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki, right, arrives at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 1, 2015.

Nigeria's president has ordered the arrest of a former national security adviser who is accused of stealing billions of dollars meant to buy weapons for the fight against Boko Haram militants.

Witnesses tell VOA's Hausa service that police have surrounded the house of Sambo Dasuki in the capital,

Nigeria security aide ordered arrested in $5.4B weapons scandal

Thousands of deaths could have been avoided if money for arms to fight Boko Haram had not been diverted, says President Muhammadu Buhari. It is alleged that a former national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, is linked to phantom contracts for $2.9 billion worth of war materials that were never supplied.

ABUJA, NIGERIA—Nigeria’s leader has ordered the arrest of the former president’s national security adviser for allegedly stealing billions of dollars meant to buy weapons to fight Boko Haram Islamic extremists rampaging across northeast Nigeria.

“Thousands of needless Nigerian deaths would have been avoided” if the money had been properly spent,

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The president in a statement by his Senior Special Adviser on Media,

Lai Mohammed, a dogged fighter – El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has described the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, as an experienced information manager, a dogged fighter and a dedicated nationalist who is committed to the advancement of Nigeria’s interests.

Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Minister in his office in Abuja on Wednesday,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Orders Arrest of Former National Security Adviser

Top Nigerian official 'stole $US2bn'

The Nigerian President has ordered the arrest of the former national security adviser amid claims he stole $US2 billion through dodgy contracts.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of the former national security adviser, accusing him of stealing about $US2 billion ($A2.81 billion) through phantom arms contracts and hampering the fight against Boko Haram militants, his office said.

The arrest order is part of a campaign by Buhari,

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