Air Force Chief’s wife, Amosu, returns stolen N381m to FG
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
has recovered N381m from Mrs. Omolara Amosu,
the wife of the immediate past Chief of Air Staff,
Air Marshal Adesola Amosu.
Sources within the EFCC said on Saturday that the
money was recovered in three tranches: N180m,
N101m and N100m.
The detective told our correspondent that the
money was traced from the account of the
Nigeria Air Force to the bank accounts of a
company in which Amosu’s wife is a director.
He added that Amosu’s wife is a signatory to the
accounts.
He said, “We recovered N381m from Amosu’s
wife, Omolara. Initially, we recovered N180m
from her account before another N101m and
then N100m. These were monies transferred
from Air Force accounts.”
Explaining how the money was diverted, the
detective added, “They (Air Force officers) sent the
money to an account where their wives have
interests or are signatories without doing
anything.”
A second source within the EFCC told our
correspondent that more properties belonging to
the immediate past Chief of Accounts and
Budgeting of NAF, Air Vice Marshal J.B. Adigun,
had been seized.
The detective said a property, which is a quarry
located in Ogun State, had equipment worth
about $600,000.
He, however, did not state the value of the
property.
Two weeks ago, houses worth over N2bn in Ikoyi
and Victoria Island allegedly belonging to Adigun
were seized.
The source said, “Adigun is still here with us. We
recovered a quarry which he owns. In the quarry
there were pieces of equipment worth about
$600,000. They have all been impounded and
investigations are ongoing.”
Amosu, Adigun and over nine air force officers are
currently under investigation by the anti-graft
agency for the procurement of equipment which
was said not to be transparent.
Since his detention, Amosu had been quizzed
over the procurement of two second-hand Mi-24V
Helicopters instead of the recommended Mi-35M
series at a cost of $136.9m.
The helicopters were alleged not to be
operationally airworthy at the time of delivery
while a brand new unit of such helicopters costs
about $30m.
Meanwhile, it was learnt that Amosu and some
other officers would be charged to court as soon
as the holding charge which the EFCC obtained in
court to hold the officers for 30 days from
January 28 lapses.
A detective said, “Amosu will be charged to court
anytime from now. Recall that we obtained a
holding charge from a court to hold him for a
maximum of 30 days. We are rounding off our
investigations and anytime from now, he will be
charged to court.”
The PUNCH had exclusively reported on February
11 that the EFCC had seized houses and other
properties belonging to the immediate past Chief
of Air Staff and other senior military officers
worth N5bn.
According to the report, the properties, which
were seized in the Ikoyi, Ikeja GRA and Badagry
areas of Lagos State, allegedly belonged to
Amosu; the immediate past Chief of Accounts and
Budgeting of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice
Marshal J.B. Adigun; and Air Commodore O. O.
Gbadebo, who was the Director of Finance and
Budget at NAF.
A source, who spoke to The PUNCH had said, “We
have sealed a block of 12 luxury flats, located on
Agodogba Street, Park View Estate, Ikoyi,
belonging to Adigun. It is worth over N1.7bn. The
same Adigun also owns another block of luxury
flats on Sinari Daranijo Street, Victoria Island,
Lagos. It is worth N1.8bn.
“A parcel of land, located on Bourdillon Drive,
Ikoyi, worth N908m, belonging to Adigun has also
been seized by the EFCC operatives.”
The source added that six other properties had
been traced to Adigun, including a set of four
terrace houses on Agede Street, off Aminu Kano
in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja.
He stated that the properties traced to Amosu
were located in the Ikeja area of Lagos
metropolis.
The operative said apart from the buildings,
Amosu’s vehicles had also been confiscated by
the anti-graft agency.
He added, “Amosu confessed to owning an ultra-
modern hospital on Adeniyi Jones Avenue in
Ikeja. The hospital, St Solomon Health Care
Limited, which is worth about N85m, has been
sealed off.
“A house located on Adeyemo Alakija Street, GRA
Ikeja, near the Ghanaian High Commission, which
belongs to Amosu has also been sealed. It is
worth over N200m.”
has recovered N381m from Mrs. Omolara Amosu,
the wife of the immediate past Chief of Air Staff,
Air Marshal Adesola Amosu.
Sources within the EFCC said on Saturday that the
money was recovered in three tranches: N180m,
N101m and N100m.
The detective told our correspondent that the
money was traced from the account of the
Nigeria Air Force to the bank accounts of a
company in which Amosu’s wife is a director.
He added that Amosu’s wife is a signatory to the
accounts.
He said, “We recovered N381m from Amosu’s
wife, Omolara. Initially, we recovered N180m
from her account before another N101m and
then N100m. These were monies transferred
from Air Force accounts.”
Explaining how the money was diverted, the
detective added, “They (Air Force officers) sent the
money to an account where their wives have
interests or are signatories without doing
anything.”
A second source within the EFCC told our
correspondent that more properties belonging to
the immediate past Chief of Accounts and
Budgeting of NAF, Air Vice Marshal J.B. Adigun,
had been seized.
The detective said a property, which is a quarry
located in Ogun State, had equipment worth
about $600,000.
He, however, did not state the value of the
property.
Two weeks ago, houses worth over N2bn in Ikoyi
and Victoria Island allegedly belonging to Adigun
were seized.
The source said, “Adigun is still here with us. We
recovered a quarry which he owns. In the quarry
there were pieces of equipment worth about
$600,000. They have all been impounded and
investigations are ongoing.”
Amosu, Adigun and over nine air force officers are
currently under investigation by the anti-graft
agency for the procurement of equipment which
was said not to be transparent.
Since his detention, Amosu had been quizzed
over the procurement of two second-hand Mi-24V
Helicopters instead of the recommended Mi-35M
series at a cost of $136.9m.
The helicopters were alleged not to be
operationally airworthy at the time of delivery
while a brand new unit of such helicopters costs
about $30m.
Meanwhile, it was learnt that Amosu and some
other officers would be charged to court as soon
as the holding charge which the EFCC obtained in
court to hold the officers for 30 days from
January 28 lapses.
A detective said, “Amosu will be charged to court
anytime from now. Recall that we obtained a
holding charge from a court to hold him for a
maximum of 30 days. We are rounding off our
investigations and anytime from now, he will be
charged to court.”
The PUNCH had exclusively reported on February
11 that the EFCC had seized houses and other
properties belonging to the immediate past Chief
of Air Staff and other senior military officers
worth N5bn.
According to the report, the properties, which
were seized in the Ikoyi, Ikeja GRA and Badagry
areas of Lagos State, allegedly belonged to
Amosu; the immediate past Chief of Accounts and
Budgeting of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice
Marshal J.B. Adigun; and Air Commodore O. O.
Gbadebo, who was the Director of Finance and
Budget at NAF.
A source, who spoke to The PUNCH had said, “We
have sealed a block of 12 luxury flats, located on
Agodogba Street, Park View Estate, Ikoyi,
belonging to Adigun. It is worth over N1.7bn. The
same Adigun also owns another block of luxury
flats on Sinari Daranijo Street, Victoria Island,
Lagos. It is worth N1.8bn.
“A parcel of land, located on Bourdillon Drive,
Ikoyi, worth N908m, belonging to Adigun has also
been seized by the EFCC operatives.”
The source added that six other properties had
been traced to Adigun, including a set of four
terrace houses on Agede Street, off Aminu Kano
in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja.
He stated that the properties traced to Amosu
were located in the Ikeja area of Lagos
metropolis.
The operative said apart from the buildings,
Amosu’s vehicles had also been confiscated by
the anti-graft agency.
He added, “Amosu confessed to owning an ultra-
modern hospital on Adeniyi Jones Avenue in
Ikeja. The hospital, St Solomon Health Care
Limited, which is worth about N85m, has been
sealed off.
“A house located on Adeyemo Alakija Street, GRA
Ikeja, near the Ghanaian High Commission, which
belongs to Amosu has also been sealed. It is
worth over N200m.”
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