Dasuki / ONSA $2.1bn arms procurement funds (Dasukigate)
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What happened
A presidential investigations committee on arms procurement under the Goodluck Jonathan administration reported that about $2.1bn (and N643.8bn extra-budgetary naira spending) was disbursed through the Office of the National Security Adviser under Sambo Dasuki, allegedly for arms to fight Boko Haram, but was not spent for that purpose. The EFCC alleged part of the funds was diverted to political campaigns and private beneficiaries. Dasuki, who has consistently denied wrongdoing, is still facing a N33.2bn fraud trial before the FCT High Court in Abuja that began over a decade ago and was re-arraigned in 2025, with prosecution witnesses still testifying as of early 2026.
Red flags
Analytical observations against standard procurement-integrity patterns — not accusations.
Analytical observation: the presidential committee found spending of about N643.8bn plus $2.2bn outside the approved budget framework. Bypassing appropriation is a classic procurement-integrity red flag (Wikipedia, citing committee report).
Analytical observation: EFCC alleged large payments to politicians, officials and companies with little or no link to defence procurement; a 2026 trial witness traced ONSA funds to private firms such as Acacia Holdings Ltd (theyesng.com, Jan 2026). Allegation attributed to EFCC; not proven.
Analytical observation: despite headline charges since 2015, the trial has lasted over a decade with re-arraignment and stalled progress — a pattern that, in procurement research, signals enforcement risk rather than resolution (nggossips.com, Apr 2026).
Sources
- Wikipedia — $2 billion arms deal (citing presidential investigations committee interim report) ↗
- Yes International! Magazine — 'Alleged N33.2b Arms Procurement Fraud: How Funds Flowed From Dasuki's Account To Private Individuals' ↗2026-01-14
- NgGossips — 'N33.2bn Fraud Trial: Another EFCC witness insists Dasuki's co-defendant wrote statement without coercion' ↗2026-04
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