Former Governor Attahiru Bafarawa and the Chairman of Africa Independent Television (AIT), High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, have also been picked up by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Earlier Monday, DSS operatives had arrested ex-NSA, Sambo Dasuki as the EFCC also intensified the ongoing probe of the arms deals by arresting
While Dokpesi was picked up for allegedly collecting N2.1billion from the Office of the NSA, Bafarawa hauled N100million cash at a go.
The EFCC has however launched manhunt for a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed Haliru Bello, in connection with some diverted arms cash.
But at time of filing this report, one of the suspects in EFCC custody has refunded N200million.
He also pleaded for bail to source about N1billion credited to him as diverted funds.
EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, who confirmed the arrest of Dokpesi in a telephone chat with NewHorizon said he was yet to get details of the arrest.
-New Horizon Newspapers
