Sambo Dasuki
The embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) was on Tuesday, December 1 arrested for interrogation on the $2billion shady arms deals, after a month’s siege to his Abuja home and legal fireworks.
The Department of State Services (DSS) is to hand Dasuki over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Dasuki was arrested again as EFCC intensified its probe of the arms deals by arresting ex-Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa and the Emeritus Chairman of Africa Independent Television (AIT), Chief Raymond Dokpesi.
Dokpesi was picked up for allegedly collecting N2.1billion from the Office of the NSA. Bafarawa allegedly got N100million case.
The EFCC has launched a manhunt for a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed Haliru Bello, in connection with some diverted arms cash.
One of the suspects in the EFCC’s custody is said to have refunded N200million. He also pleaded for bail to refund about N1billion credited to him as diverted funds.
Dasuki was arrested early yesterday by a team of DSS operatives. The ex-NSA’s arrest came barely 14 hours after a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda and 20 others were picked up by the EFCC.
Dasuki’s arrest ended a month-long siege to his Abuja home and a legal battle between him and the DSS.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity said: “The DSS operatives succeeded in having access to Dasuki’s mansion at John Kadiya Street in Asokoro District and arrested him.”
Dasuki was said to have surrendered to the EFCC team which effected his arrest. He is expected to appear before the Presidential Committee on Arms Procurement before being taken to the EFCC.
“Already, a panel of interrogators is awaiting the arrival of Dasuki in EFCC because some prime suspects, like Bashir Yuguda and ex-ONSA Director of Finance Shaibu Salisu, have written statements on how they got funds from the former NSA’s office" the source added.
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