WAR: Nigeria Linked To Failed Turkey Coup
Nigeria has been indicted in the investigation of pro-coup detainees after a July 15 military coup attempt in Turkey.
A Nigerian bank was said to have been used by the suspected coup plotters, to manage more than $2 billion money used for planning the coup.
This is expected to affect diplomatic ties between the two countries and the leaders, Nigerian Muhammadu Buhari and Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
According to reports from the Turkish media, the Nigeria branch of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) was the main base for the last six-months of money transactions for the coup plotters.
Following the aborted Turkish coup, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had vowed to rid the country of any ‘virus’ that are linked to the botched fatal power seizure attempt.
Those involved in the ongoing legal process, have reportedly named a former U.S. commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), John F. Campbell as the organizer of the coup plot. ISAF is currently a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan.
“Campbell also managed more than $2 billion money transactions via UBA Bank in Nigeria by using CIA links to distribute among the pro-coup military personnel in Turkey. The ongoing investigation unveiled that Campbell had paid at least two secret visits to Turkey since May, until the day of the coup attempt.
“The Nigeria branch of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) was the main base for the last six-months of money transactions for the coup plotters. Millions of dollars of money has been transferred from Nigeria to Turkey by a group of CIA personnel. The money, which has been distributed to an 80-person special team of the CIA, was used to convince pro-coup generals. More than 2 billion dollars were distributed during the process leading to the coup. After taking money from their bank accounts, the CIA team hand delivered it to the terrorists under the military dresses.” The Yeni Şafak reported.
This may signal trouble for the Tony Elumelu-chaired United Bank of Africa and Nigeria at large.
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