EFCC Arrests Buhari’s Associate, Jafaru Isa over Arms Money

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday night arrested a former military governor of Kaduna State and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Jafaru Isa.

Jafaru is the first chieftain of the APC arrested by the EFCC since the beginning of a sweeping probe into the alleged diversion of $2.1bn meant for arms purchase by officials of the former administration.

Jafaru, a one-time governorship candidate of the defunct CPC in Kano, is a close friend of the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

Jafaru, who is also a close political associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, was arrested at his Abuja residence located at Ajayi Crowther Street, Asokoro.

A witness told Premium Times that operatives of the anti-graft commission invaded his residence around 9pm, and whisked him away a few minutes later.

Jafaru, a retired brigadier general, was invited last week to appear before the commission on Wednesday to clear the air on “some questionable receipts” from the former NSA, Dasuki.

Rather than honouring the invitation, sources said, Jafaru wrote a letter to the EFCC through his lawyer, seeking a postponement of his appearance date on the grounds of death of a relative.

Apparently dissatisfied with his excuse, EFCC had to arrest him to answer the "questionable receipts".

Atop official of the commission confirmed the development, saying "He has been wasting our time, and we just have to pick him up for our investigation to continue.”