EFCC Recovers $1m in ‘Soak-away’ At Ex-Air Chief Amosu’s House In Badagry, Another N3bn traced Wife’s Account

Chief Adesola Amosu

A huge sum of $3 million has allegedly been recovered by the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the EFCC, kept in a soak-away pit at Badagry resident of the embattled past Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (rtd). 

Another N3 billion also traced to his wife, Lara Amosu bank account. The EFCC has arrested, Lara, the wife of the immediate past Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (rtd), over the arms procurement scandal. Impeccable sources said that Mrs. Lara Amosu was picked up by the EFCC operatives last week in Abuja.

She has been in the custody of the EFCC in Lagos for the past one week. It was learnt that her lawyer has been battling without success to get her released. Mrs. Amosu’s arrest followed the alleged discovery of about N3 billion in her bank accounts. She was allegedly holding the money in trust for her husband.

A source informed New Telegraph that other properties traced to the former CAS were also being held by his wife and children. Also, EFCC discovered N17.5 billion in the accounts of wives of three airforce chiefs. The monies were scattered in various banks accounts.