Posted on: 12:31 Wed, 18 Nov 2015



Embattled former NSA, Colonel Sambo
Dasuki has described reports that
President Muhammadu Buhari has
ordered his arrest, over alleged
siphoning of billions of dollars
earmarked for arms purchases, as not
only surprising but embarrassing.

According to the ex-NSA, the 13-man
panel set up by Buhari to audit the
procurement of arms and equipment
in the Armed Forces and Defence
sector from 2007 to date, never
invited him (Dasuki) formally or
informally to appear before it,
wondering how it (the panel) came
up with the interim report without
hearing from him.

Responding to the order by Buhari to
arrest him, the ex-NSA said:

“I have never been invited
formally or informally to appear
before the panel. I am therefore
not only surprised but embarrassed
by seeming indictment by the
panel purportedly operating from
Office of the National Security
Adviser that never contacted me.

“For the record, I am proud to
serve my nation with the best of
intention and ensuring the
recovery of more than 22 local
government councils from Boko
Haram terrorists.

“Because of the pride on how we
tackled terrorism and defeated
Boko Haram terrorists through our
gallant troops and partners in the
twilight of the previous
administration, that is the reason I
have insisted on open and public
trial of my stewardship rather than
secret trial in the court as being
canvassed by my prosecutors.”

“I wish Nigerians will go back and
reflect on what we did with even
little or no supports from some
countries, we performed miracles
before the emergence of this
administration. Even though the
committee was to investigate
procurement from 2007 to 2015,
yet only my name is always being
mentioned even when some of the
issues were before I came into the
government.”