A former Chief of Air Workers, Mohammed Dikko Umar has opened up on how he obtained billions he used to accumulate properties.
The retired air chief marshall spoke on the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja, on Wednesday whereas denying buying properties he acquired whereas in service with funds belonging to the Nigerian Air Drive (NAF).
Dikko who's dealing with a one-count cost of allegedly diverting N9.7 billion from NAF's accounts and utilizing the fund to purchase private properties in selection areas of Abuja and different locations disclosed how he obtained cash to buy his properties throughout his cross-examination in court docket on Wednesday, December 8.
Whereas fielding questions beneath cross-examination by EFCC's lawyer, Sylvanus Tahir, Dikko mentioned that he acquired the properties with estacodes he earned from trainings and flying African Presidents whereas in service.
"For thirty six years of my service my lord, I served in the Presidential Fleet for seventeen years. Most of the flights I took were external trips outside Nigeria, and I went for many training trips outside the country," he instructed the trial decide, Nnamdi Dimg alt="I have earned a lot of estacodes and I have two farms- Ex-NAF chief, Dikko Umar explains how he acquired N4.7bn properties" class="img-responsive text-center" model="margin: auto;"ba, whereas fielding cross-examination questions from the prosecutor on Wednesday.
A press release by the spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, mentioned Mr Dikko additional disclosed that "he flew virtually all African Presidents during his years in service."
Dikko, who was being cross-examined by EFCC prosecutor, Sylvanus Tahir, mentioned the one African leaders he didn't fly whereas in service have been the Presidents of Cote D'Ivoire and Togo.
"I have earned a lot of estacodes, lots of foreign trips and two farms in Abuja with about 17 hectares of land and the other two in Kaduna are four hectares and 200 hectares respectively. I have been a farmer throughout my life" he added
Requested why he didn't present the court docket with paperwork to again up his claims in regards to the estacodes, he mentioned no person requested him to take action. He, nonetheless, added that he talked about it in his assertion to the EFCC.
Dikko instructed the court docket that the Nigerian Air Drive "has its own way of operation," including that the Service had no e-payment system throughout his time.
The EFCC nonetheless instructed the court docket that documented proof earlier than the court docket confirmed that whereas Mr Dikko was in workplace, he obtained his wage by means of the financial institution.
"Also, pages 22 to 472 in the exhibit, shows e-transactions for upkeep to some under-listed officers. And those transactions happened in August 2012, when the defendant was the Chief of Air Staff."The decide adjourned the matter until March 1, 2022 for the adoption of ultimate addresses.
