Some retired military officers have called on Buhari to investigate the current Chief of Army Staff, Lt. -Gen. Tukur Buratai and the Minister of Interior, Lt. -Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd.) over the arms procurement scandal.
The officers made the call following President Buhari’s order for the probe of two former Chiefs of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika and Lt. -Gen. Kenneth Minimah, and 52 others, over the arms scandal.
The ex-officers stated that the need to probe Buratai had become urgent following the revelation that the Chief of Army Staff bought $1.5m properties in Dubai.
They added that Dambazau and Buratai ought not to be excluded from the list of those to be probed since the chief of army staff was the Director of Military Procurement during the period the arms scandal was alleged to have been committed.
One of the ex-officers, Col. Kunle Falayi (rtd.), expressed support for the ongoing anti-graft war, but urged the President to ensure that it was not one-sided.
Falayi said, “But if it is true he (Buratai) has stolen money or that he partook in the mismanagement of the arms funds, there should no reason why he should be exempted from being probe.
“He should be invited for probe if he has stolen, but if it is found that he has not stolen any money, he should be allowed to continue with his work.”