A copy of the petition dated September 25, 2014, and co-signed by
Mohammed Hussaini and Francis John from the international secretariat of
the group, averred that the arms deal was a total violation of the
principles enshrined in the global Arms Trade Treaty, ATT.
“However, in court papers, the National Prosecuting Authority of
South Africa submitted evidence that Tier One, the company that Nigeria
claimed to have an arms import deal with was not registered with the
National Conventional Arms Control Committee and was thus not
authorised to enter into any agreements regarding the sale and/or
rental military equipment.
“This is a total violation of the principles enshrined in the global
Arms Trade Treaty, ATT. Moreover, the explanations given by the two
Nigerians and one Israeli arrested by the South African investigators is
flawed and riddled with discrepancies,” the group said.
While asking three probing questions on why the money wasn’t
channelled through an appropriate manner; why the Nigerian government
was trying to cover up the arms contract with an unauthorised agency;
and where were the arms to be purchased from and to whom were they
meant; the group urged the UN to act swiftly on its petition for
Nigerians to know the truth.
Drawing a parallel between the recent revelations by an Australian
hostage negotiator, Stephen Davis, and the botched arms deal, the
Nigeria Unite Group urged the UN to take urgent and holistic measures to
investigate these issues for the peace and security of Nigeria.
“We demand for a full, urgent and independent investigation by the UN
into the $9.3 million arms deal which is both suspicious and flawed by
all international standards of arms sales.
“We demand a full and independent UN investigation into the questions
of those named as the sponsors of the Boko Haram insurgency,” group said
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