Indications emerged on Monday night, December 14, that the
embattled former NSA is set to expose more high profile Nigerian leaders
who benefited from the funds as more details of huge funds disbursed by
the Office of the National Security Adviser under Col. Sambo Dasuki
continue to surface.
A source close to the former NSA, who was docked yesterday, told
Vanguard that Dasuki who was arraigned yesterday alongside others on a
fresh 19-count charge was ready to speak up on how the funds earmarked
for his office was disbursed with details of top serving and retired
Nigerian leaders who benefitted immensely from the money, which is now a
subject of litigation.
Meanwhile, former Minister of State, Finance, Bashir Yuguda
,former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, former
Director of Finance in the Office of the NSA, Mr. Salisu, Sagir
Attahiru and a company the EFCC insisted was used to divert huge sums of
money from the office of the NSA prior to the 2015 general elections,
Dahaltu Investment Limited will be arraigned today even as Chairman
Emeritus of Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi was admitted to bail
yesterday.
According to the source close to the former NSA, it had become
necessary for Dasuki to expose the first in the series of the top
beneficiaries, which include former heads of state and presidents, who
were bought bullet-proof Sports Utility Vehicles by the ONSA with funds
approved by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Although Dasuki is keeping the names of the beneficiaries of the
car gifts to himself, the source told Vanguard that he was ready to
spill the beans at the appropriate time, saying that the list will shock
Nigerians.
According to the Dasuki aide, all the former presidents and heads
of state got one exotic car from the embattled NSA and did not find out
the source of the funding.
The officer explained that of all the former presidents, one of
them who has been very vociferous demanded two of the SUVs from the
ONSA, who grudgingly obliged him.
The former head of state, it was gathered, had explained to Dasuki
that he needed one of the vehicles to be kept for him in Abuja and
another to be stationed in Lagos to ease his movement to the two main
Nigerian cities.
The officer however refused to give the cost of the exotic cars
bought for the former heads of state and president, saying that the
details could be obtained from the ONSA.
“What is coming will shock Nigerians and many of them will get
to know if indeed Dasuki used the money to enrich himself as being
bandied in many quarters. As a law-abiding NSA, he had to carry out the
instructions handed over to him by the Presidency and nothing more,” the aide said.
“It is also instructive to note that those who are now blaming
Dasuki for carrying out his assigned duties and calling for his head
actually benefitted immensely from the security vote, which was
domiciled in his office. The truth of the matter is that all over the
world security votes are used for various reasons to bring about
national peace and stability and Dasuki could not have done otherwise,” his aide said.
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