PUBLIC FIGURES IMPLICATED IN THE $2.1M SCANDAL HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN REACHING OUT TO OBASANJO TO HELP THEIR PLIGHT

Some public figures who have been implicated in the $2.1bn arms fund scandal have reportedly reached out to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo to wade in and help their plight. According to Punch, these group of prominent Nigerians who received funds from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, want soft landing with their prosecution. The reports states that ‘a trusted aide’ of Obasanjo made the revelation that many of those fingered in the arms funds diversion scandal, have sought help from his principal. 
The aide however, said Obasanjo is unlikely to want to get involved in the ongoing investigation, and as such, those running to him for help are wasting their time. The unnamed source was quoted to have said: “Of course, some of the people involved in the scandal are reaching out to Baba (Obasanjo). They want soft-landing. People would always reach out to him. But we all know Obasanjo’s disposition to some people and what he thinks of them. “Moreover, the revelations are serious. Even if only 10 per cent is true, it is still serious. Also it is important to stress that what have been revealed are the things that we know. How about other deals that we do not know? We are talking about the office of the National Security Adviser, how about what happened in other places: Education, Finance, Aviation etc?”