NEW CASE ๐จ | Nigera's Armsgate Scandal: The Deals of A. Hima
By the early 2010s, Nigeria was confronting an escalating insurgency led by Boko Haram, a militant group whose attacks placed severe strain on national security and military capacity.
In his 2016 testimony, former Finmeccanica (now Leonardo) Commercial Director, Pozzessere said he wasn't alarmed by the payment of bribes to secure arms contracts with Panama, explaining that in Central America it was considered "normal practice".
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Long story short, young people are pretty fed up and are turning that frustration into fuel for change.
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CT in the News ๐ทย | Our Campaigner and Investigative Associate, @alwandekhumalo1, sat down with
@WorldPeaceFdtn, to discuss the importance of the Corruption Tracker:
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In case you missed our latest blog on Wagner's role in the imperialistic bleeding of Sudanese gold, its training and arming of violent armed actors, and its illicit transfer of arms to the RSF, by @NickKBehrouzi๐
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NEW CASE ๐จ | Nigera's Armsgate Scandal: The Deals of A. Hima
By the early 2010s, Nigeria was confronting an escalating insurgency led by Boko Haram, a militant group whose attacks placed severe strain on national security and military capacity.
Evidence from investigative reporting and court filings alleges inflated pricing, undersupply of military equipment, and the delivery of refurbished or defective systems from Ukraine that were unfit for operational use, alongside significant weaknesses in procurement oversight.
By 2016, Finmeccanica (Leonardo) reached a financial settlement tied to the affair.
But despite years of investigations:
โ๏ธ Trials were closed
โ๏ธ No convictions followed
Two shipments of military components bound for Israel from the UK were seized in Belgium following an investigation by @declassifiedUK@Vredesactie@wereontheditch & @palyouthmvmt.
The company behind the supply of components was revealed to be none other thanโฆ
US company Moog settled out of court in 2024 over its role in a bribery scheme in India, where third-party intermediaries were used to secure contracts with state-owned arms company, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.