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Vanguard News Arms purchase probe: Reps sack committee, 11 others On By Tordue Salem The House of Representatives has disbanded its ad hoc committee investigating the purchase, use, and control of arms, ammunition, and related hardware by Military, Paramilitary, and other Law Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria. The panel was relieved of its mandate by the House on Wednesday. The probe may be continued by another committee, that will be constituted by the Speaker in accordance with the House Rules. The adhoc committee had, at its last public sitting given the Chief of Army Staff time to go back ...

Vanguard News Arms purchase probe: Reps sack committee, 11 others On By Tordue Salem The House of Representatives has disbanded its ad hoc committee investigating the purchase, use and control of arms, ammunition, and related hardware by Military, Paramilitary and other Law Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria. The panel was relieved of its mandate by the House on Wednesday. The probe may be continued by another committee, that will be constituted by the Speaker in accordance with the House Rules. The Adhoc committee had, at its last public sitting given the Chief of Army Staff time to go back an...

Stakeholders fault rights commission bill Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has distanced himself from any wrongdoing in the procurement of arms and ammunition running into billions of naira from 2011 till date. x Appearing before the Olaide Akinremi–– led House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the matter in Abuja, the COAS said it behoved the lawmakers to ask “specific individuals” involved in the deals to account for the funds budgeted for procurement of weapons over the years. He noted: “You may wish to rec...

Ask Former Service Chiefs How $1billion Arms Fund Was Spent, Not Me—Army Chief In December 2018, Buratai, while addressing newsmen in Maiduguri, Borno State, had hinted that the money had been released but had not yet got to the army’s coffers. by SaharaReporters, New York Apr 13, 2021 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has told the House of Representatives committee investigating the $1 billion Excess Crude Account fund meant for the purchase of arms to ask “the specific individuals” how the money was spent as he assumed office only two months ago. Appearing before the...

The army chief had previously failed to honour the lawmakers’ invitation on three occasions.