The unidentified man was said to be demanding Jonathan’s arrest due to the $2.1 billion arms deal fraud.
» moreProtester demands arrest of former president, Goodluck Jonathan (Twitter/TheBriefng)
A protester, today, February 3, 2016, marched to the National Assembly to demand the arrest of former president, Goodluck Jonathan.
The unidentified man was said to be demanding Jonathan’s arrest due to the $2.1 billion arms deal fraud.
Corruption under Jonathan’s government has been a major subject of discussion in recent times after it was alleged that officials misappropriated funds meant for Nigeria’s war against Boko Haram.
The discovery was made by a special panel constituted by Buhari to investigate arms purchases in the country from 2007-2015.
Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki is at the fore of the investigations and is alleged to have supervised the alleged laundering of the funds which were meant for the procurement of arms.
He was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) on December 1, 2015 and handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the day after
The former NSA is reported to have implicated several prominent persons in the deal including former governors, ex-ministers and members of Jonathan’s party, Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).
Jonathan has however denied authorizing the release of the stated funds despite the former NSA’s claim that he got the necessary presidential approval for the transactions.
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