Ex National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki Arrested By DSS in Abuja

 

According to a report on The Leadership, former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki, has been arrested by operatives of the Directorate of State Service (DSS) yesterday night in his private residence at Asokoro, Abuja.

 

The report further stated that the operatives came in four Hilux vans, led by one Mohammed, they stormed the Asokoro residence of the former NSA at about 6:40pm and laid siege on the residence, insisting on seeing Dasuki.

According to sources, military operatives guarding the home prevented the DSS operatives from gaining entry into the premises which prompted the latter to threaten to force their way into the house.

It was also gathered that a similar scenario played out in Sokoto, in the home owned by the former NSA’s father, Ibrahim Dasuki, a former Sultan of Sokoto, where some other DSS operatives also stormed the home apparently in search of the retired colonel.

The operatives who visited the Dasukis’ Sokoto home were said to have searched the property, including a large container that had been in the compound for many years. They were said to have locked in all occupants of the house and would not allow anyone in or out of the building.

The DSS operatives later in the night whisked away the former NSA to one of their facilities in Abuja for interrogation. A security source last night confirmed the arrest of Dasuki to LEADERSHIP Friday. As at press time, no reason was given for the former NSA’s arrest.