Dokpesi, according to a statement by his company on Wednesday, admitted to collecting the money when he was questioned by operatives of the EFCC, who are of the opinion that he was a part of the group that fleeced Nigeria of $2.9 billion in a suspected arms deal
Browsing: Colonel Sambo Dasuki
Dasuki, who was moved from his house on Tuesday where he had been under house arrest to the office of the DSS, is being investigated for his alleged role in a $2.9 billion arms deal
The arms deal was allegedly struck during the regime of former President Goodluck Jonathan
Dasuki had been placed under house arrest in his Abuja home since November 4, 2015 by the DSS
In defiance of previous court order, the Department of State Services has refused to vacate the Abuja residence of Dasuki and prevented him from traveling for medical treatment as directed by the court
Dasuki had approached the court to plead for the enforcement of its earlier order of November 3 that he could travel for three weeks to seek medical assistance for his ailment
In the suit, Dasuki, who has been placed under house arrest in the last one week by operatives of the Department of State Services, is seeking the enforcement of his fundamental human rights to dignity and security of his life
Dasuki is asking the court for a mandatory order compelling the Federal Government and its agents, especially operatives of the Department of State Services, to vacate his house located at 13, John Kadija Street, Asokoro, Abuja with immediate effect
The court gave the order on Tuesday morning
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has condemned the invasion and sealing-off of the Abuja and Sokoto residences of the…
With this development, the Ministry of Justice along with law enforcement agencies have been tasked to ensure that extant laws guiding the use of uniforms in Nigeria are strictly enforced
Speaking to PRNigeria, a media agency that distributes press releases on behalf of security agencies, Dasuki also promised that Sambisa Forest, the fortress of Boko Haram terrorists and one of their last remaining camps, will be stormed and liberated before the May 29, 2015 presidential hand-over date
As a matter of fact, the nation has joined the rank of nations that conduct peaceful, credible and acceptable elections
The story of a certain former Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State is supposed to be a lesson for Nigerians on rumour mongering and audacious accusations without evidence. Governors are the chief security officers of their states and are expected to cooperate with security forces to ensure safety of the citizens they swore to protect. Recent statements credited to the Governor of Sokoto State, Aliyu Wammako, is not in any way favourable to the good people of Sokoto State, his political party or the nation as a whole
Boko Haram’s bloody uprising to carve out a breakaway Islamic caliphate has taken much of Nigeria’s northeast and poses the worst threat to Africa’s most populous state and biggest energy producer and at least three of its neighbours
Within a week, last week to be precise (March 1-7, 2014), the name of the National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, suddenly became an item in opinions and features. Most of them actually wanted him to be visible and outspoken on security operations, especially over the barbaric atrocities being committed in a section of the country
On the role of the military during elections, Dasuki, who maintained that while it is not the responsibility of security to monitor electoral officials during election, he noted that security officers are only mandated to provide maximum security for the protection of lives and properties
It was gathered that the meeting was called to discuss the development in the party that led to emergence of another faction