Former Chief of Air Staff, Umar Diko Muhammed, has been re-arrested by operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), News Express can authoritatively report.

Diko was picked up on Wednesday night at his residence: 4, Lundi Street, Maitama, Abuja, in connection with the arms purchase scandal.

Information available to News Express indicates that the former Air Chief is being quizzed for allegedly diverting part of the money made available to him for the purchase of combat aircraft.

Some items recovered from his home by DSS operatives include eight exotic cars, namely:

2 Bentleys

1 Lexus

1 Jeep

2 Rolls Royce

1 SLR

1 G-WAGON

•Photo shows ex-Chief of Air Staff, Umar Diko Muhammed.