The Sun – Contrary to insinuations that
President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the
arrest of former National Security Adviser,
Col Sambo Dasuki because he was the
Army officer who led soldiers to arrest him
(Buhari) on the day he was overthrown as
military Head of State in August 1985, facts
emerging from the security circle indicate
that the retired Army Colonel is wanted in
connection with multi-billion dollar funds
domiciled in his office as NSA.
Between Thursday evening and 6pm
yesterday (Friday), Department of State
Security Service (DSS) operatives had been
searching for Dasuki in his Abuja and
Sokoto homes. Though, he was believed to
be in his Abuja home. He eventually
allowed the DSS detectives to enter his
house to execute a search warrant. At the
end of the search, it was learnt that items
recovered from the house included $40,000,
three automatic rifles and his travel
documents. The operatives thereafter
vacated the house.
It was however gathered that all funds
budgeted for the war against Boko Haram
terror and other security issues were all
domiciled in the office of Dasuki as NSA.
There are allegations that some of the huge
funds were diverted for some extraneous
purposes rather than the prosecution of the
war against terror.
It was also learnt that defence contracts,
including purchase of arms and ammunition
that used to be under the Ministry of
Defence, were taken over by Dasuki. He
dominated the environment, so much so
that the Ministry of Defence was no longer
in the know about these transactions as
they were fully taken over by the office of
the NSA.
With huge funds under his control, Service
Chiefs and other security chiefs also began
reporting to Dasuki, it is alleged.
Saturday Sun further gathered that the
disbursement of over $3 billion USD already
expended in the fight against Boko Haram,
was presided over by Dasuki. At a point in
time, the funds were also allegedly used to
finance the ruling Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) then especially during the
electioneering campaign. Inside sources
also say that the immediate past Service
Chiefs ought to be quizzed because they
also were parties to the disbursement of
the terror funds.
It was further gathered that under Dasuki,
Ministry of Defence became toothless and a
mere featherweight, a development that had
never happened before in the nation’s his
tory.
At a point, former Minister of Defence, Gen.
Aliyu Gusau became disgruntled and wanted
to go because Dasuki took over some of his
duties. The former Minister felt he was just
warming seat. Another reliable security
source added that the invasion of Dasuki’s
residence by DSS operatives has nothing to
do with whether he led a team of soldiers
to arrest Buhari on Sallah Day some years
ago.
“Some people have been trying to portray
Buhari as being unforgiving, vengeful, and
that he never forgets. This is not true and
has no connection with the effort to arrest
the former ex-NSA. DDS invasion of
Dasuki’s house has nothing to do with
Buhari. Simply put, his travails with the
DSS has to do with billions of terror funds
he disbursed as NSA”, the source stressed.
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