EFCC Testify Against Air Marshal Dikko
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of a Federal High Court in Abuja has heard how former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko, allegedly converted N1.2billion belonging to the Nigerian Air Force to his personal use.
Under cross-examination by the defence counsel, Dr. Onyeachi Ikpeazu, SAN, the witness who is an investigator with the EFCC, Hammadama Bello revealed that not all the capital projects including building and equipping of hospitals, Comprehensive School, Kano; Comprehensive School, Yola; the building of Conference Centre in Kado, Abuja and the renovation of barracks, as well as the Air Force barricade, were sponsored from the tranche earmarked for them.
Hammadama Bello, who is the ninth prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the defendant revealed that all directives regarding the disbursement of NAF’s funds came from Dikko to the Director of Finance and Accounts, who was assisted by the CFO, Group Captain Bukar Abubakar.
He stated that Abubakar was in turn assisted by Squadron Leader, Emmanuel Agbor and a number of other junior cashiers, adding that the former Air Chief gave directives in the absence of the Director, Finance and Accounts.
He further noted that a case of alleged money laundering was established against the defendant following the results of investigations into properties linked to the former Chief of Air Staff.
With the conclusion of cross-examination, Justice Dimgba discharged the witness and adjourned the matter for the continuation of hearing.
Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko is being prosecuted by the anti graft agency on seven counts bordering on money laundering and procurement fraud to the tune of about ten billion naira.
