Former Nigeria's N S A Dasuki Caught with Nine Luxury Armored Cars

Former Nigeria's N S A Dasuki Caught with Nine Luxury Armored Cars. 

Nigeria’s Department of State Security

today issued a press release detailing the

reason they invaded several houses

owned by former National Security Adviser, Col.

Sambo Dasuki (rtd). The statement signed by

one Tony Opuiyo stated that Mr. Sambo initailly

resisted a legitimate attempt to search his

official residence, using soldiers to barricade

himself inside. The refusal of Mr. Sambo to allow

a thorough created a tense standoff between the

SSS team that arrived his home with a search

warrant and his military guards, according to the

statement.

The SSS also detailed how Mr. Sambo kept high-

grade rifles at his official residence and how he

lined his parking lot with at least

5 luxurious armored cars ostensibly purchased

with stolen government funds.

See below the full text of the SSS statement:

Gentlemen of the Press, good evening.

2. On 16th July, 2015, about 1650 hours,

based on credible intelligence linking the

immediate past NSA, Mohammed Sambo DASUKI

(Col Rtd) with alleged plans to commit

treasonable felony against the Nigerian State,

operatives of the Department of State Services

(DSS) conducted a search on the properties

belonging to the former NSA, Mohammed Sambo

DASUKI (Col Rtd). The properties are on Nos. 13,

John Khadya Street, Nos. 46, Nelson Mandela

Street, both at Asokoro, Abuja, and Nos. 3 Sabon

Birni Road, Gwiwa Area, Sokoto, Sokoto State.

3. The search operations was planned to be

simultaneously conducted, but DASUKI, refused

the operatives entry into his main residence

located at No. 13 John Khadya Street, Asokoro,

despite being presented with a genuine and duly

signed search warrant. Consequently, what was

to last not more than two (2) hours, lasted more

than ten (10) hours, up till the early hours of

17th July, 2015. Indeed if not for the sense of

maturity and professionalism of the officers and

men assigned this task and the very good

understanding and timely intervention of the new

Chief of Army Staff, Tsukur Y. BURATAI (Maj

Gen), there would have been a clash between

the Army operatives guarding the house and

Service operatives, as SAMBO directed the

soldiers on duty not to allow any movement into

his house, despite the subsisting court order.

SAMBO thereafter raised a false alarm to the

military authorities to come to his aid as he

failed to correctly tell the military that his

property was about to be legitimately searched.

4. Gentlemen, please recall that SAMBO retired

from the Army as a Colonel, and therefore not

entitled to have military guards, if not for the

fact he was NSA. Even as NSA, such guards

should have been withdrawn after his removal as

NSA since he would not have been entitled.

5. The search was thoroughly conducted, and

several items recovered, among which were

some incriminating items. These include seven

(7) high caliber rifles, (high assault weapons),

several magazines and military related gears.

6. The team also recovered twelve (12) new

vehicles, out of which five (5) were bullet proofs.

These vehicles which are all exotic vehicles were

retrieved from SAMBO’s residence having failed

to produce evidence of ownership. For instance,

what could he be doing with five (5) bullet proof

cars as a retired NSA?. These cars which from

all available evidence were purchased with tax

payers money, were being kept for possible

sinister enterprise.

7. The Service would want to state

categorically that this search operation is not a

witch hunt. The Service decided to move at this

time in line with current management resolve to

be proactive and pre-empt individuals with

penchant for impunity and lawlessness from

putting back the nation to the dark days. The

Service is also aware that the lethal arms and

the vehicles recovered were not reflected in

SAMBO’s handover notes or what could a former

NSA be doing with destructive weapons and

bullet proof cars which put together could disrupt

the peace of any city in Nigeria for a while.

8. On the search of his three (3) properties,

including the Sokoto residence, the Service is

aware that in his capacity and given his

antecedents, he might decide to use any of his

residences for such diabolical plans, rather than

his main residence.

9. Gentlemen of the press, the Service

Management would want to assure members of

the public that it would not trample on the

freedom of individuals or groups as guaranteed

by the Nigerian Constitution and emphasized by

the current administration’s position on

transparency, and probity underlined by justice

and equity for all Nigerians. This is the driving

force for all DSS operations.

However, the Service would not hesitate to go

after any person or group of persons, no matter

how highly placed once such individual (s)

breach or attempt to breach the laws of the

Federation. The days for impunity and

indecisiveness in the face of unpatriotic acts by

individuals operating against the State are over.

The Service hereby appeal to all Nigerians to be

law abiding and partner with it in ensuring a

peaceful and secured nation. In the same vein,

those that are bent on breaking the rules

governing our peaceful co-existence due to

either the huge ill gotten wealth they have

acquired or imaginary hold they think they have

on our nation’s survival, are being warned to

rethink. The DSS will use all constitutional

means as defined by its mandate to deal

decisively with such unpatriotic individuals.

10. The Management want to seize this

opportunity to appreciate Nigerians for the

tremendous acts of goodwill that is being

extended to the new dispensation. The

Management also wish to assure Nigerians that

the gesture and confidence being expressed will

be reciprocated with more dedication and service

to our dear country Nigeria.