Information available to The Eagle Online has it that the Publisher of Thisday newspaper and Chairman of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, Nduka Obaigbena, will honour the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday.
This is in respect of his alleged role in the $2.1 billion arms scam that has rocked the office of a former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki.
The $2.1 billion was meant for the purchase of arms to fight the Boko Haram insurgency.
Obaigbena was alleged to have been given N670 million out of the money.
He has however defended the deployment of the money.
He said N550 million was for the loss he suffered when Boko Haram terrorists bombed the office of Thisday in Abuja, while N120 million was for 12 newspapers whose operations were disrupted by the military.
Some of the 12 newspapers have, however distanced themselves from the money.
The Eagle Online gathered that Obaigbena, said to have returned to Nigeria after an extensive stay abroad, arrived around Tuesday night.
He was said to have made up his mind to honour the invitation extended to him by the EFCC on Tuesday.
It was gathered that he had delegated more powers to the Managing Director of the newspaper, Eniola Bello, to enable Thisday run optimally in case he is detained.
Some of the high profile personalities that have honoured the invitation of the EFCC on the issues, including Dasuki, are still in detention.
A former Chairman of Daar Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, was also alleged to have collected N2.1 billion out of the money.
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