On Thursday, operatives of the Department of State Services invaded the
Asokoro, Abuja residence of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo
Dasuki.
It was learnt that the operation which was said to have been authorized
by the top shot of DSS, was in connection with the secret probe into how
billions of naira allocated for the war against terrorism was allegedly
looted.
source:Punch
It is not certain if Dasuki was arrested or detained overnight by his
unexpected gun-wielding visitors who searched the house and left after
some time. However, security sources said that he may have been whisked
away or invited subsequently for interrogation on how he administered
the billions that was released for prosecution of the terrorism war in
the North-East.
Sources say this is the “fore-taste of what would likely happen to
senior officials in the past administration who were suspected to have
embezzled or mismanaged public funds.”
The former NSA coordinated the war against terrorism and his office
received billions of naira to prosecute the counter-insurgency
operations against the violent Boko Haram sect.
Dasuki who was appointed as NSA by former President Goodluck Jonathan in
2012, was relieved of his duties by President Muhammadu Buhari a few
days ago.
It was gathered that the operation against Dasuki was two-pronged as a
team of DSS operatives was also deployed to his family house in Sokoto.
The source said,
“The invasion of Dasuki’s residence is not unconnected with the determination of the current administration to recover all looted funds by senior officials of the past government, so no one should read any political motives to it."
source:Punch
