The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is said to be at a fix on how to invite former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Sanusi Lamido to explain what he knows about the looted funds meant for the procurement of arms.
Sanus was removed as head of the apex bank by the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan after he accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, of not remitting $20 billion of oil proceeds into the National treasury.
After his removal as CBN Governor, Sanusi went ahead to become the Emir of Kano, an influential traditional and religious leader in the northern part of Nigeria.
According to the newspaper, EFCC operatives investigating the arms deal are keen on interrogating the Emir, but are not sure on what to do to get the traditional and religious ruler to state what he knows about the numerous disbursements of funds from the CBN to the Office of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, (Rtd), who has been arraigned for money laundering, breach of public trust and diversion of public funds.
The Commission is said to be contemplating on whether to secretly go to him or invite the Emir for questioning on the movements of funds during his tenure as head of CBN and why such disbursements were never questioned or declined by him.
The reports say a source from the EFCC said they were keen on getting first hand information from the Emir in such a way that it would not bring the Commission into trouble with any individual or group.
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