Nyako, escape from Nigeria a few hours before his impeachment despite
the presence of eagle-eyed security agents waiting to arrest him to
answer for his actions?
This is a question that has continued to prop up within the security
establishment in Nigeria now that it has become clear that the former
governor had fled the country and settled in Europe, apparently to
avoid being prosecuted or persecuted by his traducers.
Nyako, according to findings by Saturday Vanguard, escaped from
Nigeria through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in a
private jet on July 15, 2014.
The former Chief of Naval Staff's successful flight from the country
at the time he did, is said to be causing unease and serious
embarrassment to the nation's security establishment, as it is being
suspected that the man could not have taken off without the support of
insiders.
Saturday Vanguard was told by competent sources that Nyako was
assisted to flee by those who were also detailed to stop him from
slipping off their hands.
It was learnt that Nyako had sought the assistance of some sympathetic
security agents and secured their subtle support on how to leave the
country undetected just before his ouster by the House of Assembly and
beat the hordes of security agents, who had been detailed to arrest
him.
The former Chief of Defence Staff is said to have made arrangements to
leave Yola, the state capital for Abuja a day before his impeachment,
having been convinced that the seven-man panel raised by the House of
Assembly had indicted him on many fronts.
It was learnt that on the day of the impeachment, Nyako had prepared a
phantom convoy of about 10 cars, which he used in confusing security
agents to believe that he was still around in the country, many hours
after he had sneaked out of town.
According to a competent source, who was privy to the movement, Nyako
had earlier that morning of July 15, 2014, left his Abuja residence
with some of his close aides in a private car and was ushered into a
waiting private jet at the NAIA Abuja.
The jet, according to the source, is owned by a top Nigerian, who is
sympathetic to Nyako and believes that he was hounded out of office
because of his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to
the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).
The source explained that since the former governor's flight from the
private wing of the NAIA Abuja was pre-arranged, security agents, who
would have arrested Nyako on arrival at the airport, rather gave him a
quick pass and he flew out of the airport in a jiffy.
Findings show that about an hour after Nyako's plane had taken off
from the private wing of the airport, his phantom convoy made its way
to the airport giving security agents the erroneous belief that he was
inside his official car.
The security agents waited for the governor to arrive so as to stop
him from flying. It was too late.
In the convoy, a Land Cruiser Jeep emblazoned with the Coat of Arms
and Marked "Adamawa State Governor", occupied the space meant for
Nyako but the former governor was not in any of the vehicles.
On stopping the convoy and searching, the security men, who had now
been alerted to grab Nyako, only found some of his aides in his
official car. They were livid.
One of Nyako's aides told Saturday Vanguard that the security men had
to quickly ferry the former naval officer out of the country because
they feared for his life.
The source explained that there were unconfirmed reports that the man
could be harmed after being removed from office.
"We had information that they would deal with Nyako in ways he did not
anticipate because of the letter he wrote accusing the Federal
Government of committing genocide in the North under the guise of
fighting terrorism," one of his aides said. "That is why it was
imperative for the security officials, who knew the plot to harm him
to assist him out of the country. Indeed, we can say that it is the
same people, who had the duty to arrest him that assisted him to leave
the country because of the fear that he could be harmed because of the
gamut of security information at his disposal," another source said.
A few days after Nyako had left Nigeria, the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it was finding it difficult to track
down the former governor for arrest over alleged misappropriation of
funds.
A spokesman for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said the commission
might be tempted to declare Nyako wanted if he continues to hide.
Vanguard.
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