Security sources have confirm the involvement of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor in the failed $9.3 million cash arms deal.
Recent reports showed that the pastor, President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, coordinated the movement of the cash, and that its original destination was Cyprus, not South Africa, Saharavreporters reports.
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has overtime denied knowledge that his jet was used to transport $9.3 million cash to South Africa
Nigeria government had said the money was meant to buy arms from Tier One in South Africa but It Tier One is not registered in that country to sell arms, rather, government planned to buy arms from the ESD International Group Ltd in Cyprus, the report added.
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria had denied any involvement in the failed arms purchase deal.
He had claimed to have leased the jet to Eagle Air, in which Eagle Air, in turn leased it to Gold Coast Produce Limited.