Arms deal probe

Dokpesi was first arrested on December 1, 2015 on the allegation that he had benefited from the $2.1 billion arms deal scam spearheaded by former NSA, Dasuki.

Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court, Lagos has withdrawn from further presiding over the corruption charges brought against former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Mohammed Dikko Umar, a former member of the committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces, but who is now facing corruption charges, has been granted leave to travel to South Africa for medical reasons.

The trial of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has been adjourned till January 25, 2017, following the inability of a co-accused person in the case, Salisu Shuaibu, to appear in court due to illness.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, provided its ninth witness in the ongoing corruption trial of former Chief of Air Staff, Alex Badeh.

The trial of former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, continued on Thursday with a defence witness telling the court that the N400 million which Metuh was accused of collecting from former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, was actually disbursed as directed by former-President Goodluck Jonathan.