Some of the top military officers under
probe for the $2.1 billion phoney arms deals have lost their command positions,
it was learnt yesterday.
The
Presidency has also replaced the designated military attaché for the embassy in
Germany.
It
was gathered that the military officers under investigation have been detained
at a facility in one of the barracks in Abuja.
The
Presidency handed over a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal
Alex Badeh, and 17 others to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
for investigation on their involvement in the scandal.
The
list include 11 military officers and two former Chiefs of Air Staff, Air
Marshals M.D. Umar and A.N. Amosu (retd.).