December 14, 2015

Nigeria: Ex-adviser charged in $2.1 billion arms scandal

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's former national security adviser pleaded innocent Monday to embezzling $2.1 billion meant to purchase arms to fight Boko Haram, and said some of the money was diverted on the then-president's order to try to get himself re-elected.

The former senior security official, Sambo Dasuki, said ...

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