REPORT: Buhari’s govt holding Jonathan’s Cousin, Dasuki, Dudafa over ‘links’ to Niger Delta Avengers

A Source within the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that the continued detention of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, Mr. Robert Aziabola, despite several court order may be connected to insecurity in the Niger Delta.

According to a source, the Buhari government is investigating theories that the heightened insecurity and resurgence of militancy in the oil-rich Niger Delta by the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) is connected to some of the sympathizers of the Jonathan government and that “no lead will be left unattended.”

The source said, ”The rate at which this issue of Avengers is going, we are looking beyond the surface of the so-called conditions rolled out by the avengers. Right now, there are feelers that some top officials of the past administration actually instigated the ongoing crisis in the Niger Delta region.

”That is why we are not bothered about the blackmail that is going on that we are holding people illegally or refusing to allow suspects access to medicals. This is because even though we are yet to conclude investigation, there could be more to this matter at hand.”

He explained that the continued detention of former National Security Adviser Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), Mr Robert Aziabola (Jonathan’s cousin) and the former president’s special assistant on domestic matters, Dr Waripamowei Dudafa has more “to do with  national security than financial misappropriation”.

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