The PUNCH has reported that Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.), has returned N2.3bn to the Federal Government.
It was revealed that a source at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission revealed that immediate past Chief of Staff issued two bank drafts to the Federal Government as part of the funds allegedly diverted by his office.
The source said, “I can confirm to you that Amosu has returned N2.3bn. He raised two bank drafts. One draft was N2bn while the second was N300m.”
The PUNCH had also reported that the anti-graft agency recovered N381m from Amosu’s wife, Omolara. The money was recovered in three tranches of N180m, N101m and N100m.
An EFCC detective disclosed that the money was traced from the account of the Nigeria Air Force to the bank accounts of a company in which Amosu’s wife is a director.
Calculations by The PUNCH on Tuesday showed that so far, the EFCC had recovered at least N4bn from Amosu in cash and assets.
Meanwhile, another source disclosed to The PUNCH that the commission had reason to believe that the diversion of funds at the NAF was still ongoing.
He said, “We were told that over N558.2m was diverted by the office of the Chief of Air Staff monthly and the money was converted to dollars. We were told that air force officers from the rank of air commodore and above all benefitted from the money.
“We believe that even after Amosu had left, they still shared money. We were told that even in February, these illegal deductions were still made. In due course, our findings will be made public.”