If the president queries us, we will eliminate him - General allegedly recorded threatening Buhari

- Brigadier-General Lym Hassan is being arraigned for at the military court

- The military personnel allegedly threatened President Buhari

- He allegedly spread rumour about President Buhari's death

A recording has emerged of Brigadier-general Lym Hassan allegedly threatening to eliminate President Muhammadu Buhari over defence contract has emerged.

The Cable reports that Hassan who is the coordinator of peace keeping at the ministry of defence was arraigned before the military court on October 30.

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He was charged with two allegations: spreading rumours that Buhari was dead and also demanding $600,000 bribe from a defence contractor.

It was reported that Buhari had “approved a $1,464,750 contract on September 26, 2016 for the relocation and refurbishment of Level 2 Ministry Hospital under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) following a directive from the UN.”

Another $1 million dated November 9, 2016 was approved for the same contract raising eyebrows among Nigerians.

The contract was awarded to Opems Integrated Concepts Ltd for $1 million in February with expectation of ending in April.

However, the contract was not carried out and the ministry of defence issued a directive to serving military officers to go and execute the contract.

The contract involved supply of medical equipment as well as dismantling and re-assembling the hospital at a new camp.

Hassan allegedly demanded $600,000 from Opems in spite of the fact that the bulk of the money has been shared.

According to The Cable, the contractor secretly recorded Hassan and asked him if he was not afraid of President Buhari’s anti-corruption war.

He said: “If the president queries us, we will eliminate him.”

The contractor later asked for payment of $500,000 from the ministry in spite of the fact that the contract had stated clearly: “Please note that the contract price is fixed and no request for variation will be entertained.”

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A source in the military of defence said: “With the charge sheet now reading that Hassan was spreading rumours that the president was dead, the game has changed. The facts of the matter have been tailored to throw him under the bus.

“Hassan has become the scapegoat but the bulk of the contract money was shared across board. He carelessly talked himself into trouble and he will carry the can for all those who participated in the bazaar..”

Meanwhile, the federal government says it has completed the first phase of prosecution of Boko Haram suspects in its custody, with the next phase to begin soon.

The solicitor-general of the federation, Dayo Apata, who stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, November 8, said the government was determined to bring all Boko Haram detainees to justice.

He spoke at the closure of public sitting/hearing by the Presidential Investigation Panel to Review Compliance of the Armed Forces with Human Rights Obligations and Rules of Engagement.

Source: Naija.ng

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