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Buhari orders EFCC to probe Jonathan’s service chiefs ... Over arms procurement

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resident Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to carry out further investigation into the misconduct established against some retired and serving military o΀cers on the controversial arms deal saga. The Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment, established by President Buhari to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and Defence sector from 2007 to 2015, had given the recommendation. 6ome of the aͿected o΀cers are the immediate past Chief of Defence 6taͿ, Air Chief Marshal A.S. Badeh (Rtd); Air Marshal M.D. Umar (Rtd); Air Marshal A.N. Amosu (Rtd); Maj-Gen. E.R. Chioba (Rtd); AVM I.A. Balogun (Rtd); AVM A.G. Tsakr (Rtd) and AVM A.G. Idowu (Rtd). Others are AVM A.M. Mamu; AVM O.T. Oguntoyinbo; AVM .T. Omenyi; AVM J.B. Adigun; AVM R.A. Ojuawo; AVM J.A. KayodeBeckley; Air Cdre S.A. Yushau (Rtd); Air Cdre A.O. Ogunjobi; Air Cdre G.M.D. Gwani; Air Cdre S.O. Makinde; Air Cdre A.Y. Lassa; Col .N. Ashinze; Lt Col. M.S. Dasuki (Rtd), and some companies and directors. The investigation, according to a statement made available by

President Muhammadu Buhari performing the wreath laying ceremony at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Anayo Opara

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Tomoplo returns to creeks, blows up two pipelines ...Niger Delta communities in disarray Sylvester Idowu, Warri

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x-militant and commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) , Chief Government Ekpemukpolo, also known as Tompolo, yesterday returned to creeks and declared war on the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He has consequently blown up two crude and gas pipelines located in Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri SouthWest Local Government area of Delta State. Newswatch Times on Saturday gathered authoritatively that the exmilitant and his boys regrouped at a

riverine community in the council area three days ago to wreak havoc. A senior military o΀cer disclosed that Tompolo and his boys blew up a crude pipeline at Kpokpo, a boundary community between Gbaramatu Kingdom and Madangho, Itsekiri community, in the early hours of Friday apparently to indicate his preparedness to engage the Federal Government in a war. The pipeline supplies crude oil to Warri and Kaduna reÀneries. The aim is to stop supply of fuel and other petroleum products to the reÀneries. It was also disclosed that the exmilitant blew up a pipeline that supplies

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gas from Escravos to the Nigerian Gas Company(NGC) located in Ughelli, Ughelli South Local Government area of the state. This is to frustrate the eͿort of the Federal Government in its gas development project as well as to disrupt the supply of electricity across the country. The source said it was obvious that the ex-militant was poised for war as he is alleged to have moved large quantity of food and water to the creeks where his boys are located, but added, “we are monitoring every move by the >>Continued on Page 3

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