Please read the bolded if you can't read the whole writeup.

Gentlemen of the Press, good evening.

2. On 16th July, 2015, about 1650 hours,
based on credible intelligence linking the immediate past NSA, Mohammed Sambo DASUKI (Col Rtd) with alleged plans to commit treasonable felony against the Nigerian State, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) conducted a search on the properties belonging to the former NSA, Mohammed Sambo DASUKI (Col Rtd). The properties are on Nos. 13, John Khadya Street, Nos. 46, Nelson Mandela Street, both at Asokoro, Abuja, and Nos. 3 Sabon Birni Road, Gwiwa Area, Sokoto, Sokoto State.

3. The search operations was planned to be simultaneously conducted, but DASUKI, refused the operatives entry into his main residence located at No. 13 John Khadya Street, Asokoro, despite being presented with a genuine and duly signed search
warrant . Consequently, what was to last not more than two (2) hours, lasted more than ten (10) hours, up till the early hours of 17th July, 2015.

Indeed if not for the sense of maturity and professionalism of the officers and men assigned this task and the very good understanding and timely intervention of the new Chief of Army Staff, Tsukur Y. BURATAI (Maj Gen), there would have been a clash between the Army operatives
guarding the house and Service operatives, as SAMBO directed the soldiers on duty not to allow any movement into his house, despite the subsisting court order.

SAMBO thereafter raised a false alarm to the military authorities to come to his aid
as he failed to correctly tell the military that his property was about to be legitimately searched.

4. Gentlemen, please recall that SAMBO
retired from the Army as a Colonel,
and therefore not entitled to have
military guards, if not for the fact he
was NSA. Even as NSA, such guards
should have been withdrawn after his
removal as NSA since he would not
have been entitled.

5. The search was thoroughly conducted,
and several items recovered, among
which were some incriminating items.
These include seven (7) high caliber
rifles, (high assault weapons), several
magazines and military related gears.

6. The team also recovered twelve (12)
new vehicles, out of which five (5)
were bullet proofs. These vehicles
which are all exotic vehicles were
retrieved from SAMBO’s residence
having failed to produce evidence of
ownership. For instance, what could
he be doing with five (5) bullet proof
cars as a retired NSA?. These cars
which from all available evidence were
purchased with tax payers money,
were being kept for possible sinister
enterprise.

7. The Service would want to state
categorically that this search
operation is not a witch hunt. The
Service decided to move at this time in
line with current Management resolve
to be proactive and pre-empt
individuals with penchant for
impunity and lawlessness from
putting back the nation to the dark
days. The Service is also aware that
the lethal arms and the vehicles
recovered were not reflected in
SAMBO’s handover notes or what
could a former NSA be doing with
destructive weapons and bullet proof
cars which put together could disrupt
the peace of any city in Nigeria for a
while.

8. On the search of his three (3)
properties, including the Sokoto
residence, the Service is aware that in
his capacity and given his
antecedents, he might decide to use
any of his residences for such
diabolical plans, rather than his main
residence.

9. Gentlemen of the press, the Service
Management would want to assure
members of the public that it would
not trample on the freedom of
individuals or groups as guaranteed by
the Nigerian Constitution and
emphasized by the current
administration’s position on
transparency, and probity underlined
by justice and equity for all Nigerians.

This is the driving force for all DSS
operations. However, the Service
would not hesitate to go after any
person or group of persons, no matter
how highly placed once such
individual (s) breach or attempt to
breach the laws of the Federation. The
days for impunity and indecisiveness
in the face of unpatriotic acts by
individuals operating against the State
are over. The Service hereby appeal to
all Nigerians to be law abiding and
partner with it in ensuring a peaceful
and secured nation. In the same vein,
those that are bent on breaking the
rules governing our peaceful co-
existence due to either the huge ill
gotten wealth they have acquired or
imaginary hold they think they have
on our nation’s survival, are being
warned to rethink. The DSS will use all
constitutional means as defined by its
mandate to deal decisively with such
unpatriotic individuals.

10. The Management want to seize this
opportunity to appreciate Nigerians
for the tremendous acts of goodwill
that is being extended to the new
dispensation. The Management also
wish to assure Nigerians that the
gesture and confidence being
expressed will be reciprocated with
more dedication and service to our
dear country Nigeria.

11. Happy Eid-el-Fitri to you and indeed,
all Nigerians.

12. Thank you.

signed
Tony OPUIYO

Why was he preventing the DSS operatives from doing their job since he was presented with a search warrant if he has nothing to hide?

Source: www.247ureports.com/sss-press-release-on-ex-nsa-sambo-dasuki/

If the DG wasn't aware, who mandated this operation then? Why was Bello Fadipe residence searched too? How come 9 vehicles now become 12? This explanation get as e be sha. Don't really think Dasuki has any evil intention considering being a former NSA. Hope this is not a case of giving a dog a bad name just to kill it. God bless Nigeria.

Idiotu.
So Dasuki plans to commit treasonable felony with 7 rifles and bullet proof.cars?

Give a credible Source
has much has i like the peoples General he should try not to waste his time arresting people and using security operative to witch haunt the past administration.He should start letting us see the benefit of democracy.Nobody is waiting for an overnight miracle but he should please tackle the security issue in the nation with the resources on ground

Hmm. If all these are true then I'd really commend those involved in his arrest.
By the way, I can't still understand why many NLs are against the arrest of those corrupt leaders. And some will say why can't they arrest others too? My question is, can the government arrest every corrupted leaders at once? Please let us be sensitive enough to the good intentions of the present government for the betterment of our dear country Nigeria. God bless Africa, God bless Nigeria

Na s0

ghen ghen......



Adonbilivit

So we back to those evil days where SSS is used to frame and shut people up. E no go better for APC. can you imagine this lame excuse? So if it's a crime to own bullet proof vehicle then why is Tinubu not in detention? Bloody idio.ts

Eleyi ga oOo will comment later make I just ..

Did DSS or SSS release the amateur press release with frivolous reasons? What is six assault riffles? That's even for local arm robbery. Or are they trying to say the ex NSA Sambo want to go into robbery? Cos I don't see any thing wrong with a colonel having those rifles if duly acquired.

Good move by the SSS. It is only people who don't have any knowledge of what security means that will think it is Witch hunting against the former NSA. Since most of seized properties was not in his hand over note then its a big offense.

If you are in the security system you will know what he did is against his profession. Since what he has in his possession is clear different from what he handed over is a breach of law in Security.

meezynetwork:
Did DSS or SSS release the amateur press release with frivolous reasons? What is six assault riffles? That's even for local arm robbery. Or are they trying to say the ex NSA Sambo want to go into robbery? Cos I don't see any thing wrong with a colonel having those rifles if duly acquired.

likila:
Idiotu.
So Dasuki plans to commit treasonable felony with 7 rifles and bullet proof.cars?

You forgot to mention the magazines too

Coughs**clears throat#....his Sambo reharsing for the new james bond act?

warrior01:
So we back to those evil days where SSS is used to frame and shut people up. E no go better for APC. can you imagine this lame excuse? So if it's a crime to own bullet proof vehicle then why is Tinubu not in detention? Bloody idio.ts

likila:
Idiotu.
So Dasuki plans to commit treasonable felony with 7 rifles and bullet proof.cars?

meezynetwork:
Did DSS or SSS release the amateur press release with frivolous reasons? What is six assault riffles? That's even for local arm robbery. Or are they trying to say the ex NSA Sambo want to go into robbery? Cos I don't see any thing wrong with a colonel having those rifles if duly acquired.

likila:
Idiotu.
So Dasuki plans to commit treasonable felony with 7 rifles and bullet proof.cars?

wailing wailers

meezynetwork:
Did DSS or SSS release the amateur press release with frivolous reasons? What is six assault riffles? That's even for local arm robbery. Or are they trying to say the ex NSA Sambo want to go into robbery? Cos I don't see any thing wrong with a colonel having those rifles if duly acquired.

I hardly believe the news I read on Nairaland these days because you just can't tell who's lying and who's telling the truth.

GodsMercy1:
If the DG wasn't aware, who mandated this operation then? Why was Bello Fadipe residence searched too? How come 9 vehicles now become 12? This explanation get as e be sha. Don't really think Dasuki has any evil intention considering being a former NSA. Hope this is not a case of giving a dog a bad name just to kill it. God bless Nigeria.

Are you a lawyer? How can you conclude that he has no bad intention. Let the s.s.s charge him to court and if found guilty of any crime Should be punished appropriately.

Q

Naija politics in HD

nelandrewz:
Please read the bolded if you can't read the whole writeup.
6. The team also recovered twelve (12)
new vehicles, out of which five (5)
were bullet proofs. These vehicles
which are all exotic vehicles were
retrieved from SAMBO’s residence
having failed to produce evidence of
ownership. For instance, what could
he be doing with five (5) bullet proof
cars as a retired NSA?. These cars
which from all available evidence were
purchased with tax payers money,
were being kept for possible sinister
enterprise.
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Hello OP, if you stopped for a moment and thought through the contents of this press release, logic might lead you to a conclusion that it was somewhat unprofessional or that it bore lots of similarities with a gestapo styled with hunt.

If the SSS operatives/team had no means of determining the ownership of the cars, how were they able to determine that they were paid for with tax payers money? That's a not-so-smart attempt to get the tax-paying-masses on their side in this case.

As it seems presently, there is almost no difference behind the intentions of GEJ when he hounded Sanusi (now Emir) and PMB, now hounding Dasuki (a prospective Emir). The difference in modus operandi - house search and movement restriction, however takes it a notch higher and gives PMB's administration a new low. I am sure that if Dasuki had some high profile pressman with him at the time of the operation (like Sanusi had Omoyele Sowoore of Sahara reporters with him) and the guy was tweeting and recording the proceedings and sharing on social media, the story might have been a bit different.

If there was intelligence linking Dasuki to some crime, was there evidence provided by the intelligence source? If so, arrest him and sue him. If not, did the team find anything linking Sambo Dasuki to some felony crime? If so, sue him! If there is no crime and the SSS has not already sued the ex-NSA or initiated the process, they can as well stop producing "opinion pieces" in order to tain the images of individuals and go after boko haram and their sponsors.

As for the properties and cars, any high profile prince like him can have access to much more than that. $40000 is just about 8 million Naira and that's not a lot of money for people of that caliber (even if they never stole a dime from the government). Hardworking, honest and successful people with no tie to some high profile royalty or jobs (colonel in the NA, NSA etc) have access to such and I know this for a fact.

I am neither PDP nor APC, neither do I have anything to do with the any of these persons but I was expecting more transparency and better human rights in Nigeria, going by the way the new administration of PMB has been hobnobbing with first world western nations.

Privy:


Hello OP, if you stopped for a moment and thought through the contents of this press release, logic might lead you to a conclusion that it was somewhat unprofessional or that it bore lots of similarities with a gestapo styled with hunt.

If the SSS operatives/team had no means of determining the ownership of the cars, how were they able to determine that they were paid for with tax payers money? That's a not-so-smart attempt to get the tax-paying-masses on their side in this case.

As it seems presently, there is almost no difference behind the intentions of GEJ when he hounded Sanusi (now Emir) and PMB, now hounding Dasuki (a prospective Emir). The difference in modus operandi - house search and movement restriction, however takes it a notch higher and gives PMB's administration a new low. I am sure that if Dasuki had some high profile pressman with him at the time of the operation (like Sanusi had Omoyele Sowoore of Sahara reporters with him) and the guy was tweeting and recording the proceedings and sharing on social media, the story might have been a bit different.

If there was intelligence linking Dasuki to some crime, was there evidence provided by the intelligence source? If so, arrest him and sue him. If not, did the team find anything linking Sambo Dasuki to some felony crime? If so, sue him! If there is no crime and the SSS has not already sued the ex-NSA or initiated the process, they can as well stop producing "opinion pieces" in order to tain the images of individuals and go after boko haram and their sponsors.

As for the properties and cars, any high profile prince like him can have access to much more than that. $40000 is just about 8 million Naira and that's not a lot of money for people of that caliber (even if they never stole a dime from the government). Hardworking, honest and successful people with no tie to some high profile royalty or jobs (colonel in the NA, NSA etc) have access to such and I know this for a fact.

I am neither PDP nor APC, neither do I have anything to do with the any of these persons but I was expecting more transparency and better human rights in Nigeria, going by the way the new administration of PMB has been hobnobbing with first world western nations.

With fooools like you, Nigeria is doomed

1st bolded:
If a public official refuses to declare such properties in his hand over notes and could not produce the necessary documents to prove the ownership of the property Logic dictates that it was procured by public funds and should be impounded until he can provide documents that he owns them

2nd Bolded
What do you mean by men of is caliber can afford such things? are you part of the hopeless simpletons that assume that high profile people cant steal? or are you assuming he must be rich because he was once a colonel and the NSA? How much does Nigerian colonel's earn in a month and what is the salary of the NSA?

Buhari does not want what happened in 1985 to repeat itself in 2015.


Dasuki Sambo led the operation that arrested him in 1985 with Bello Fadile in tow. The two have been a torn in successive Military Government's flesh after their boss IBB exited office.

Both of them wanted IBB to fire Abacha from the Military, but could not succeed. In 1995, Abacha succeeded in arresting Bello Fadile for 'Treasonable Felony' while Dasuki fled to the US. He came back later in 2001 and had maintained a low profile since then, only to scheme his way to the NSA in GEJ's govt. As a former NSA, he has become more dangerous with the information in his hands. Buhari has every reason to be scared of the man, but indiscriminate arrest of citizens is a relic of the Military that we ought to have done away with.


On the monies and cars found in his house, he should be thoroughly investigated. There is an amount of money one can have on him at a time, anything more than that, and he shall be called to explain himself and how he got the money. The EFCC Act gives them power to question anyone that is living beyond his means. Five bullet proof cars cannot be bought with the salary of an NSA in 10 years.

We condemn the use of the SSS for indiscriminate harrassment of the citizenry. This is an abuse of office and a gestapo-like operation. EFCC should have quizzed him about undeclared assets and cash, not the DSS.

Yevgeny:



With fooools like you, Nigeria is doomed

1st bolded:
If a public official refuses to declare such properties in his hand over notes and could not produce the necessary documents to prove the ownership of the property Logic dictates that it was procured by public funds and should be impounded until he can provide documents that he owns them

2nd Bolded
What do you mean by men of is caliber can afford such things? are you part of the hopeless simpletons that assume that high profile people cant steal? or are you assuming he must be rich because he was once a colonel and the NSA? How much does Nigerian colonel's earn in a month and what is the salary of the NSA?

It's interesting that some supposedly smart individuals (by their opinions) can be quick to call others fools while swallowing large scale illogicality hook, line and sinker. LOL. I do not trade insults. It's left for the folks at that kind of level of existence.

In response to the parts of your comment that applied to logic:

By law, politicians and their appointees should declare their properties. If there was some fraud or embezzlement carried out by Dasuki then it should be the EFCC dealing with him not SSS. The fact that SSS gunned for him should suggest that he was involved (or suspected to have been involved) with some national security crime or breach right? Note that Fadile's car was also taken and he was subjected to a similar treatment. Do you know for a fact that he has no alternative source of income (aside from his NSA/NA job)? I am of the opinion that he would possibly, have shares in some companies, percentages in some flourishing business, maybe a business/company of his own etc and therefore, it may not be correct to think that any increase in his personal estate must have been accrued by virtue of his position as NSA. He should have been invited, questioned, and discrepancies treated in court - that's what our constitution says. He's presumed innocent unless proven otherwise.

As for the second part of your response, (I will deal only with the part that appeals to logic in that too) in simple terms, what I am saying is that having 5 houses is not beyond a honest, hardworking and successful person. The same same applies to having 5 cars. I am stating this as a professional who's met lots of honest and successful persons (as well as the dishonest ones). Besides, any simple inquiry about the estate of the Sokoto and kano caliphates will get the uninformed acquainted with the fact that princes are rich at birth by virtue of their lineage. While I am of the opinion that a lot of high profile people steal (and in large quantities too), I am also of the opinion that when they steal, they should be subjected to the correct procedure by the correct authority and not jungle justice (or gestapo justice as the case may be). I do not know the salary scale of a colonel/NSA but I do know that at a point in time, the income (along with the perks on the package) earned by a friend of mine who was a newly commissioned officer was significantly higher than what most of my graduate friends in so called "juicy jobs" earned. Keeping it simple for you my friend, having a long, consistent, and successful career (in honesty) can lead one to significantly good wealth and if you are lucky to be rich by virtue of your lineage, then you'll have more wealth. I hope you understand now.

If he stole, let SSS leave him alone and inform the EFCC what he stole or allow the EFCC to investigate him and sort it out. If he breached security, then SSS should stop making it appear as if it was a case of fraud and they should sue him. It's simple isn't it?