1999Eventinferred
Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa
Two-term Governor of Sokoto State (1999–2007).
Hall of FameInterim / Abacha / Abubakar
1999
Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa
Two-term Governor of Sokoto State (1999–2007).
1000reasons.voteWikipedia — $2 billion arms deal
What happened
Two-term Governor of Sokoto State (1999–2007). Arrested by EFCC on 1 December 2015 alongside Raymond Dokpesi and Bashir Yuguda as a named beneficiary of ONSA arms-procurement funds. Stands trial as 3rd defendant in FCT/HC/CR/42/2015 before Justice Yusuf Halilu — a 25-count charge of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of ₦19.4bn alongside Sambo Dasuki, Bashir Yuguda, his son Sagir Bafarawa and the family-controlled Dalhatu Investment Ltd. The case has suffered persistent adjournments since 2015 and was re-assigned in 2024 after the original judge was elevated. Pleaded not guilty.
Sources
- Wikipedia — $2 billion arms deal · Wikipedia — $2 billion arms deal
- Premium Times — EFCC re-arraigns Dasuki, three others (March 2025) · Premium Times — EFCC re-arraigns Dasuki, three others (March 2025)
- Vanguard — Don't try us with Dasuki, ex-Gov Bafarawa, son beg court (September 2017) · Vanguard — Don't try us with Dasuki, ex-Gov Bafarawa, son beg court (September 2017)
- Channels TV — EFCC Arrests Former Sokoto Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa (December 2015) · Channels TV — EFCC Arrests Former Sokoto Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa (December 2015)