“They shut my son out, but allowed my dog keeper in,” ousted NSA Dasuki berates “low-level” SSS officers
Nigeria’s former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki seems furious over how Nigeria’s secret service sent some “low-level” officers to harass him in his home.
President Muhammadu Buhari, last Tuesday, relieved Dasuki of his duties.
The State Security Service (SSS) placed Dasuki under house arrest for 24 hours, at least. They suspect he has dirt up his sleeves regarding the country’s war on Boko Haram. He was released on Friday with his travel documents confiscated.
Dasuki said the officers, whom he described as not fit enough to arrest a man of his caliber, did terrible things to him.
“Everybody should know what is happening. They sent some low-level officers, looking for something to implicate me,” Dasuki told The Nation in a recent interview.
“My son was blocked from entering my residence. My two cooks, who used to come from their homes to prepare my meals, were also disallowed from leaving my house.
“The only person allowed was the man who feeds my dogs. And he only related with the dogs.”
“They restricted my movement. I cannot go out and no one can visit me. All those who attempted to see me were stopped from doing so.
“I could not go out to perform the Eid-el-Fitr prayer because of the restriction,” he said.
“Even when I sought permission to go to Eid Praying ground, they promised to provide a vehicle but they never did.”
“This is just a witch-hunt; they are desperately looking for something to implicate me. They went to my father’s house including breaking into the ceiling to look for incriminating documents. They broke a safe in my father’s house.
“Also, my sister kept a 20-year old box in my father’s house, they also forced it open. What has my father got to do with this?
“And the old man is in hospital in London. He was shocked to hear that they broke into his house. The good thing is that they did not find anything.
“They brought the photocopy of a 2007 draft by my brother, Ahmed, and asked me to comment on it. Was I in office in 2007 as NSA? You can see the extent to which they are ready to go to implicate me.
“You do not need to restrict my movement. You can see that they are just out to set me up. Even if they find a knife in my house, they will say it is incriminating.
“There are some who should account 10 times for some of these allegations they are raising but they are walking about freely.
“It is just a witch-hunt. If you want me to make clarifications on any issue, in the spirit of democracy and the rule of Law, have the courtesy to invite me and as a gentleman, I will honour the invitation. Sending two trucks to lay siege on my house and restrict my movement is just abysmal.”
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