An investigation by the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa, PPLAAF, has exposed the diversion of millions of dollars, meant for Nigeria’s anti-terrorism fight against, into luxury real estate in the United States.
These funds are reportedly linked to former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, previously accused of embezzling billions from Nigeria’s defence funds.
Reports indicate that the misappropriated funds were used to purchase high-end properties in Los Angeles, California, and McLean, Virginia, a wealthy suburb of Washington, DC.
PPLAAF’s investigation involved the analysis of thousands of property deeds, bank transactions, company records, and court documents from both Nigeria and the US. It traced these funds to Robert and Mimie Oshodin, associates of Dasuki, who reportedly received at least $27 million from Dasuki’s office.
According to PPLAAF, Nigerian law enforcement first alerted US authorities to these allegations in 2018, urging the Department of Justice to trace the diverted funds. However, the Oshodins allegedly continued their real estate transactions despite this notification.
“Our investigation uncovers that the ongoing struggle for accountability in Nigeria is worsened when countries like the U.S. turn a blind eye to corruption,” stated Jimmy Kande, PPLAAF’s West Africa Director. “The U.S. can and should do better, both morally and legally.”
Dasuki, appointed National Security Adviser in June 2012 by President Goodluck Jonathan, was tasked with coordinating Nigeria’s counterterrorism response to the rising Boko Haram insurgency.
However, allegations spread that he orchestrated the diversion of over $2 billion through fraudulent defence contracts and false bogus procurement deals.
He was removed from office by President Muhammadu Buhari took office in 2015. Dasuki was arrested and charged in relation to the scandal now referred to as “Dasukigate”, but he was subsequently released on bail in December 2019.
The investigation by PPLAAF further revealed lavish expenditures by the Oshodins, who were legal guardians to two of Dasuki’s children in the US.
They reportedly invested around $24 million in real estate while Dasuki held office, including a $9.5 million mansion in Los Angeles purchased on the same day that Dasuki’s office transferred $12 million to the Oshodin family’s Nigerian furniture business.
Additionally, PPLAAF reported that the Oshodins stored millions in luxury items, including a $3 million ring, in one of their US properties.
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