The Office of the National Security Adviser has
uncovered a major fraud involving 29 ghost workers.
The ghost workers, have over the years received
salaries and emoluments totalling N4 billion.
The NSA, Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd)
uncovered the fraud after a directive by President
Muhammadu Buhari.
“A security audit and verification exercise ordered
by the President uncovered these can of worms in
Aso Rock,” a source told The Eagle Online.
“The verification exercise showed that about 29
ghost security personnel have been on security pay
roll in the Presidency over the years.
“The N4 billion was part of the N6.5 billion voted
for security personnel and logistics in the
Presidency. The NSA, who considered the N6.5
billion as outrageous, insisted that it be reduced..
“He subsequently brought the figure down to N2
billion. It was a move commended and approved by
the President.
“A particular security agency delayed their auditing
and verification for six months before releasing its
personnel for the exercise few days ago.
“Interestingly, under the N6.5 fraudulent budget
regime, junior security personnel in the Presidency
received N18,000 per month, while senior personnel
were entitled to N35,000 only, with no form of
welfare packages.
“Currently, under the supervision of Monguno, with a
realistic budget of N2 billion being effectively
deployed to the general benefit and welfare of men
and women saddled with the responsibility of the
safety and security in the Presidency, the junior
security personnel, who were paid N18,000 under
the N6.5 billion budget regime, now enjoy a
minimum of N80,000, while the senior personnel,
who received N35,000 then, now collect a minimum
of N150,000, including other benefits”, he
disclosed.
The source added that under the new security
budget regime, a middle level cadre had been
introduced into the security architecture, with those
in this category receiving a minimum of N100,000
monthly as allowance aside other benefits.
Under this arrangement, N80,000, N85,000 and
N90,000 go to junior, middle and senior cadres
respectively.
Monguno, it was gathered, has also introduced
Departmental allowances to discourage any form of
corruption and mismanagement of security fund.
http://www.dailypost.ng/2016/07/15/nsa-uncovers-
ghost-workers-n4bn-security-fraud-within-
presidency/
