Former President Goodluck Jonathan has accepted to appear in Court to
testify in defence of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki
who is standing trial over alleged squandering of $2.2billion Boko Haram
funds.
Jonathan is expected to give details of how the $2.2billion was spent in
purchasing arms for the military and how past leaders, traditional rulers
and others benefited from the funds.
Sources told Pointblanknews.com that the funds were not only used for the
purchase of arms only but also to service needs of former leaders,
traditional and religious leaders.
The ex-NSA’s counsel, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), said Tuesday that, “Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan will testify in court. He is one of those who will
testify and that the statement he made in London appears to be the first
phase of the war chest of the ex-NSA.”
“You know the ex-NSA said he acted on Jonathan’s instructions in
disbursing some of the cash, and from the look of things, the ex-President
is now ready to accept responsibility for whatever Dasuki did. So far, we
have secured the consent of Jonathan to appear in court for Dasuki. This
will make the trial worth it.”
He also said, “Dasuki has a list of highly-placed beneficiaries from the
arms cash. A particular traditional ruler got about N500million as a gift
from the government through the Office of NSA. There are many hidden
beneficiaries whom Nigerians must know. Nigerians will be shocked by some
revelations. Nothing short of open trial will let Nigerians know the
truth. We are ready for this.”