{"id":50498,"date":"2014-09-23T18:15:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T18:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=50498"},"modified":"2014-09-23T18:15:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T18:15:52","slug":"nigeria-mps-storm-out-over-south-africa-cash-arms-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/nigeria-mps-storm-out-over-south-africa-cash-arms-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria MPs storm out over South Africa ‘cash arms deal’"},"content":{"rendered":"
About 50 MPs have stormed out of Nigeria’s lower house of parliament after a motion to discuss an alleged South African arms deal was blocked.<\/p>\n
Last week it was reported that government agents took $9.3m (\u00a35.7m) in cash to South Africa to buy weapons.<\/p>\n
The deputy speaker of the House of Representative said that, as it was an issue of national security, it could not be broached.<\/p>\n
The upper chamber has also summoned security chiefs over the issue.<\/p>\n
Correspondents say the revelations have shocked many Nigerians and there have been calls for an inquiry.<\/p>\n
South African police said last week customs officials seized the money in $100 bills in three suitcases that arrived on a private jet from Nigeria at Johannesburg’s Lanseria airport earlier in September.<\/p>\n
The two Nigerians and an Israeli allegedly did not declare the money and it was impounded.<\/p>\n
However, they were not charged.<\/p>\n