DSS Arrests ‘Buhari’s Chief Of Staff’ Over Fraud

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly posing as an aide to the
President’s Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, in order to defraud a man of $50,000.

Mohammed Momoh, a native of Kogi, is married and is a father-of-two. He was paraded at the DSS headquarters on Tuesday, August 11.

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He was caught after he allegedly attempted to defraud Benson Aniogu, claiming he represented Gambari, and needed the said amount to secure an appointment for him as a special adviser to the president on oil and gas.

Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesperson said the suspect had approached Aniogu, from Bayelsa State, telling him he was a security aide attached to Gambari.

The suspect had described how the money would be shared, claiming that $25,000 would be for the chief of staff while the remaining would be for the “boys” who would help secure the appointment.

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Afunanya said suspect had worked briefly as an aide to someone in the Presidential Villa between 2013 and 2014 and had some knowledge of the environment.

He further revealed that, Aniogu suspected fraud and alerted the authorities.

Afunanya urged the public to “be wary and ask questions when and where they need to. For every suspicion of crime please relate to appropriate security agencies and pass information timely to them so they can do the needful”