His offices on the building which houses a top European High Commission’s Visa Processing Centre opposite the National Defence College, Abuja, were raided on Saturday, in search of more evidence linking him to the ongoing investigation into the $2.1 billion arms purchase scandal, Daily Trust reports.
The anti-graft agency reportedly seized $50,000 found in his safe.
A source close told Vanguard that the EFCC operatives broke into the former vice president’s safe kept and removed whatever valuable they found, including top branded wrist watches, assets declaration forms, and list of landed property.
The raid took place a few days after Sambo was said to have moved some vital documents from his residence to the office in the Central Business District, in many bags, which were thought to contain foreign currency.
According to EFCC sources, Sambo is under investigation over allegations that some of the arms deal funds disbursed for political campaigns from the office of the former national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, were routed through the office of the vice president.
A company owned by the national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, Destra Investment allegedly paid N25m to Abba Dabo, a former special adviser to Sambo in December 2014.
Since the arrest of Dasuki by the anti-graft agency in connection with the diversion of $2.1 billion meant for the procurement of arms to fight insurgency during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, startling revelations about how the money was shared among prominent Nigerians have continued to dominate the public space.
Many prominent Nigerians and leaders are being indicted for collecting huge sums of money from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The office of Sambo was reportedly on a monthly stipend of N20million from the ONSA. Some presidential aides, like Doyin Okupe also allegedly benefited from slush funds.naij
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