Goodluck Jonathan Keeps Silent on Nigerian Arms Scandal

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Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has refused to discuss an arms corruption scandal in which members of his government are accused of misusing billions of dollars earmarked for the fight against Boko Haram.
The scandal centers on Sambo Dasuki, who Jonathan appointed as Nigeria’s national security advisor in 2012. Dasuki was arrested in December 2015 in connection with a government investigation ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari. The investigation found that $2 billion of arms funds had gone missing during Dasuki’s tenure. He was charged with 19 counts of fraud totaling $68 million but pleaded not guilty on all counts.
Other high-profile figures allegedly implicated in the scandal include former Nigerian Defense Minister Bello Haliru Mohammed, who served under Jonathan between 2011 and 2012, and Olisa Metuh, the national publicity secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), of which Jonathan is a member. A spokesman for Buhari recently said that there was no accord between the current and former presidents protecting Jonathan from prosecution if evidence were to arise implicating him.

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