DasukiGate: Ex-army chief, Kenneth Minimah refunds N1.7bn

Gen. Kenneth Minimah (retd)

A former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Kenneth Minimah (retd) has refunded about N1.7 billion believed to be part of the $2.1 billion allegedly misappropriated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), The Nation reports. NAIJ.com gathered that Minimah, who was the army chief from January 2014 to July 2015, returned the money following an extensive investigation by the anti-graft agency on the report and recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement (CADEP). 

Scammers who used PMB's name to defraud job seekers arrested

A syndicate that had been using the name of President Muhammadu Buhari to defraud unsuspecting job seekers have been smashed in Akwa Ibom.