Dasuki Fires Back at President Buhari Over Arrest Order...Read His Reply
The
embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki has reacted to
the arrest order given by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday.
Sambo Dasuki
Dasuki, who was supposed to have left the country for medical
attention, described reports that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered his
arrest, over alleged embezzlement of billions of dollars earmarked for
arms purchases, as not only surprising but embarrassing.
The former NSA slammed the report, stating that the 13-man panel
set up by President 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, Dasuki told PRNigeria, “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...”
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