Ghost From The Past: Former NSA, Dasuki Reveals How He Helped Buhari in The 1983 Coup

 

In an exclusive interview with an Abuja based blogger, Yushua Shauib, the former NSA, Sambo Dasuki reveals how he helped the then Major General Buhari, plan the 1983 Coup that ousted President Shehu Shagari.

 

According to an excerpt from the interview obtained from The Vanguard, Dasuki said himself and two young military officers, who are still alive, travelled to Jos to brief Major General Buhari, who was then the GOC of 3rd Armoured Division, on the furtherance of the planning of the 1983 coup, which made Buhari the major beneficiary.

 

Dasuki said,  “Buhari expressed his bitterness about insinuations on his stewardship in one of the public institutions, but I assured the then GOC not to worry about such reckless and mischievous insinuations.”

 

Asked why he participated in the ouster of Buhari less than two years afterward ousting Shagari, Dasuki simply answered that General Buhari should know who to blame.

 

Sambo Dasuki also denied news making the rounds that he was the officer that maltreated Buhari when he was ousted, saying “I always respect and dignify my seniors and those in positions of authority whether in service or after. Though a young officer, I was reluctant to be among those that arrested him. And I was not."

 

Dasuki concluded by saying “I only met him afterward at Bonny Camp with Lawal Rafindadi. There is no way I could have maltreated him as being alleged in some quarters. I am glad most of the actors are still alive.”

 

Is he is paying for his 1985 sin?