Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki
After about 24 hours of laying siege, operatives of the Department of State Services on Friday withdrew from the residence of the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.)
It was learnt that the personnel confiscated some vital documents including Dasuki’s international passport.
The security operatives who stormed Dasuki’s Asokoro, Abuja residence on Thursday and barricaded the house, prevented access to the house, and also disallowed the former NSA from observing his religious obligation of attending the Eid prayers marking the end of the Ramadan Fasting.
It was learnt that the invasion of Dasuki’s residences in Abuja and Sokoto had to do with the probe into how the defence budget was spent by the NSA’s office under Dasuki’s watch.
The Inner room had reported that the DSS was probing how funds for prosecution of the war against terrorism was managed by the retired colonel who supervised the billions of Naira voted for counter-insurgency operations against the violent Boko Haram sect in North-East.
Dasuki, who was appointed as NSA by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012, was relieved of his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari last Monday.
It was gathered that the operation against Dasuki was two-pronged as a team of DSS operatives were also deployed to his family house in Sokoto.
Meanwhile, it was learnt that South Africa had released the $15 million arms money seized by the authorities in 2014.
PRNigeria, a media with links to government sources reported that diplomatic processes initiated by the former National Security Adviser have ensured the release of the seized money.
Our correspondent could not immediately verify the reported release of the money.
The Director, Public Communications Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ogbole Ahmedu-Ode, could not confirm if the money had been released, saying he has no information on the development.
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