Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Monguno, has revealed that billions of naira allocated for procurement of arms and ammunition under the immediate past service chiefs, were stolen.
The NSA who made the revelation in a BBC Hausa interview on Friday, said he was not accusing the former service chiefs, but insisted nobody has the information about the whereabouts of the money.
Monguno who is a retired major general, revealed that neither the money nor the arms were on ground upon resumption of the new service chiefs.
“No one knows what happened to the money, but God willing, the president will investigate to find out where it went or where the goods went,” he said.
While stating that he won’t say much until there is a proper investigation, Monguno acknowledged that “the money is gone”.
Monguno further said the president had done his best to provide funds to fight insecurity, but “the goods have not been procured”.
Monguno’s revelation comes over a month after President Muhammadu Buhari replaced the service chiefs which included Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, Chief of Air Staff, Abubakar Sadique and Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok Ibas on January 26.
The former service chiefs upon exit from military service, were subsequently rewarded with ambassadorial appointments by the president.
