Abuja-A FORMER minister of state for defence, Mallam Lawal Batagarawa, has been quizzed by the Federal Government's investigation panel probing the $190 million Halliburton scam following an allegation by a suspect that the ex-minister collected $6 million from him (suspect).
Sunday Vanguard had reported some months back that a former special assistant to ex-President Obasanjo, Bodunde Adeyanju, who was arrested and quizzed by the panel for allegedly sharing the Halliburton kickback, had told investigators that he actually collected $6million from the former group managing director of NNPC, Chief Jackson Gauis Obaseki, and handed over the money to Batagarawa.
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