A former military governor of Kaduna State and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Jafaru Isa, has refunded N100million of the N170 million he allegedly received from embattled ex-NSA, Sambo Dasuki.<\/p>\n
Mr. Isa, a retired brigadier-general, was arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, at his Asokoro residence in Abuja.<\/p>\n
Mr. Isa, a political associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, was grilled for several hours in connection with about N170 million he received from Mr. Dasuki.<\/p>\n
According to a\u00a0 reliable source familiar with the matter,\u00a0 the APC chieftain and member of the 19-man Buhari Transition Committee was released after refunding N100million to the anti-graft commission.
\nThe source said Mr. Isa pledged to return the remaining N70million soon.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe let him go after returning the sum of N100million. We are expecting him to return the rest soon,\u201d the source said.
\nAccording to him, some of the suspected recipients of the\u00a0 funds who claimed they had no idea the money sent to them was taken from the public till were handed opportunities to return what they got from the former NSA but refused.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe offered them the chance of returning the money honorably but they keep deploying tactics to avoid prosecution, while also going away with the loot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Those familiar with their relationship say Messrs. Isa and Dasuki have been close friends since their cadet days at the Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) and had spent four years together while on military training in the United States.<\/p>\n
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