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| Vice President, Osinbajo |
Nigerian Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo said about $15 billion was lost by the previous administration to
fraudulent security spending, almost three times more than was earlier
estimated by the government.
Osinbajo, who along with
President Muhammadu Buhari defeated Goodluck Jonathan in elections last year on
an anti-corruption campaign, said the figure was only discovered a few days
ago, dwarfing the previous estimate of $5.5 billion allegedly misappropriated
from contracts to buy defense equipment to fight the Islamist militant group
Boko Haram.
Last year Buhari, a 73-year-old
former general and military ruler, ordered the arrest of Sambo Dasuki,
Jonathan’s national security adviser, after a government commission alleged
that he and other officials siphoned off funds meant for the military’s fight
against Boko Haram.