Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to former Vice President Namadi Sambo, Abba Dabo, has debunked the rumours saying he was never arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission regarding the ongoing probe of $2.1 arms deal. Dabo who is a long standing Nigerian journalist and publisher admitted refunding the N25 million he got from Destra, a firm linked to the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, for media campaigns.

He said he had to urgently give back the money to the EFCC once he realised that the money given to him was from the office of the former NSA and meant for arms purchase. He said he had no clue of the source of the money given to him until the media started linking it to the NSA, who is standing trial for paying out over $2 million arms cash for other purposes.