Azazi’s former aide court-martialed over N150m illegality with Bayelsa Govt.
Monday, July 15, 2013
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A former Special Assistant to former National Security
Adviser, late General Owoye Azazi, Lt. Col. David Ahangba has been
court-martialed for illegally receiving the sum of N150million from the Bayelsa
State government.
He told the court it belonged to his former boss, who was killed in an air crash last year.
Ahangba faces four counts of receiving the money after he suggested a project to officials of Bayelsa State government, the money for which would be used to induce General Azazi to assist Timipriye Sylva’s second term bid as governor.
The court martial is being presided over by Brig. Gen. EO Nze (N/7920). Members are: Col PS Obaje (N/9383); Col. AOI Kalejaiye (N/9422); Col. GA Nosike (N/9629); and Col. MB Akilu (N/9647). The judge advocate is Capt. CW Okonkwo (N/12289) while the waiting member is Col. CA Thomas (N/9616).
Ahangba joined General Azazi’s staff when the latter became Army Chief of Staff in 2006, at the General’s request, and was assigned to engineering services, principally construction and maintenance of Azazi’s properties in Bayelsa, Abuja, Lagos, supervision of other projects, and liaison with dignitaries.
He also liaised with the Joint Task Force headquarters to secure helicopters to fly the late general and to arrange hotel accommodation.
According to Ahangba, it was in that connection that during preparations for the wedding of General Azazi’s son in September 2011, he was instructed by his boss to act as a liaison to Governor Sylva. In a subsequent meeting in Bayelsa, the governor spoke of his political travails and discussed his desire to meet with the General to discuss a way out.
Following that meeting, General Azazi was alleged to have told Ahangba to stand by as someone would bring the sum of N150m, about which he would receive further directives.
It was also alleged that when the funds were brought by an unknown person the following day, they were deposited in a First Bank Account of Roberta Nig. Ltd, which had been opened at the instructions of General Azazi.
Charges against Ahangba include conduct to the prejudice of service discipline contrary to and punishable under Section 103(1) AFA (Armed Forces Act) CAP A20.
Further charges include that you, on or about October 2011, pursuant to 2011 gubernatorial elections of Bayelsa State, at Bayelsa Government House, Yenagoa, suggested a project and received a sum of N 150,000,000.00)from the officials of Bayelsa State Government to the effect that it would be used as an inducement and influence on the then National Security Adviser(NSA), General Patrick Owoye Azazi to assist Governor Timipriye Sylva by causing the voters in the NSA’s community to vote in support of the said governor’s second term bid as Governor of Bayelsa State among others.
He told the court it belonged to his former boss, who was killed in an air crash last year.
Ahangba faces four counts of receiving the money after he suggested a project to officials of Bayelsa State government, the money for which would be used to induce General Azazi to assist Timipriye Sylva’s second term bid as governor.
The court martial is being presided over by Brig. Gen. EO Nze (N/7920). Members are: Col PS Obaje (N/9383); Col. AOI Kalejaiye (N/9422); Col. GA Nosike (N/9629); and Col. MB Akilu (N/9647). The judge advocate is Capt. CW Okonkwo (N/12289) while the waiting member is Col. CA Thomas (N/9616).
Ahangba joined General Azazi’s staff when the latter became Army Chief of Staff in 2006, at the General’s request, and was assigned to engineering services, principally construction and maintenance of Azazi’s properties in Bayelsa, Abuja, Lagos, supervision of other projects, and liaison with dignitaries.
He also liaised with the Joint Task Force headquarters to secure helicopters to fly the late general and to arrange hotel accommodation.
According to Ahangba, it was in that connection that during preparations for the wedding of General Azazi’s son in September 2011, he was instructed by his boss to act as a liaison to Governor Sylva. In a subsequent meeting in Bayelsa, the governor spoke of his political travails and discussed his desire to meet with the General to discuss a way out.
Following that meeting, General Azazi was alleged to have told Ahangba to stand by as someone would bring the sum of N150m, about which he would receive further directives.
It was also alleged that when the funds were brought by an unknown person the following day, they were deposited in a First Bank Account of Roberta Nig. Ltd, which had been opened at the instructions of General Azazi.
Charges against Ahangba include conduct to the prejudice of service discipline contrary to and punishable under Section 103(1) AFA (Armed Forces Act) CAP A20.
Further charges include that you, on or about October 2011, pursuant to 2011 gubernatorial elections of Bayelsa State, at Bayelsa Government House, Yenagoa, suggested a project and received a sum of N 150,000,000.00)from the officials of Bayelsa State Government to the effect that it would be used as an inducement and influence on the then National Security Adviser(NSA), General Patrick Owoye Azazi to assist Governor Timipriye Sylva by causing the voters in the NSA’s community to vote in support of the said governor’s second term bid as Governor of Bayelsa State among others.
Source: Pilot Newspaper
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