On April 20, 1996, the eight-year reign of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, suddenly came to an end. Without smelling a rat, the Sultan responded to an urgent invitation to see the state’s military administrator, Colonel Yakubu Mu’azu, in his office. As was the style of first-class monarchs, the sultan responded to the invitation by being chauffeur-driven to the Sokoto Government House in a long convoy and with a retinue of palace officials. But certain things happened at that moment that shocked him. On getting to the state house, the military administrator did not come out to receive him as was the practice. Then, he was also surprised at the unusually high number of armed military guards at the government house. Also, as he made to enter the administrator’s inner office, Dasuki’s palace officials were denied entry with him. Since that was not the practice, the Sultan protested but he was curtly told that the administrator wanted to meet with him alone. At that stage, the monarch began to sense trouble. At the administrator’s office was also the Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Tsav, and the state director of the State Security Service, SSS, Alhaji Aboki. To the sultan’s amazement, the administrator told him that he (the Sultan) had committed unpardonable offences against the people, Islam and the state. He added that after due consultation with the kingmakers, the sultan had been deposed and banished from Sokoto. To the monarch, it was like a bad dream as he could not believe his ears. He began to shiver while a letter of sack given to him by the administrator fell off his clasped hands. But Tsav, the commissioner of police, picked it up and tucked it into his hands. Dasuki at first was short of words as he quivered in disbelief. But at a stage, he found his voice and looked up straight at the administrator, “Why would you disgrace the Uthman Dan Fodio family like this?” But Mu’azu, the military administrator, having performed his brief, simply walked out of his office. This was during the rule of military Head of State, General Sani Abacha. Journey to exile Immediately after the tension-soaked session at the administrator’s office, Tsav told Dasuki that he was under arrest. While the royal father’s palace officials and other aides were still waiting for him in an inner room in the governor’s office complex, the sultan had been briskly herded out through another route and driven straight to the Sokoto airport by Tsav and his team. Dasuki requested to be allowed to go to his palace to take his drugs but the police personnel turned down the request. He also asked for where they were taking him but the police officers replied, “We don’t know.” In the real sense of it, they did not know as they only got a clear instruction to drive him down to the airport. While on their way to the airport, there was a signal that the place had been taken over by intending pilgrims, which could pose a challenge. This did not pose much problem to the police anyway, as they simply chased the intending pilgrims away from the tarmac, before the arrival of the deposed Sultan. At the airport, a plane had been waiting to take the sultan away. He, at this stage, resisted the arrest, saying he would rather die than enter the aircraft that was to take him on the journey to exile. His words: “This is a coup against the sultanate and as a leader, I should die fighting; I won’t enter any aircraft unless you kill me.” But the leader of the security team detailed to take him in the flight quietly replied, “We have no instruction to kill anybody.” Again, when the sultan reminded them of the need for him to have with him his anti-hypertension drugs, the security personnel promptly assured him that they would buy them for him when they reached their destination. But where? Nobody was willing to say. While the Sultan still stuck to his gun that he would not enter the plane, he was firmly reminded of the indignity in a Sultan being dragged into the plane. Again, they told him that they were going on a long journey and that if he chose to go by road, he was free, provided he could endure the rigour. At that stage, the Sultan agreed to enter the plane. Inside the plane, reports said he kept telling the security personnel that “you know today but you don’t know tomorrow.” He also blamed his plight on his political enemies who were bent on destroying the “Buhari royal family.” The plane then landed at Yola, Adamawa State and the deposed Sultan was driven straight to one of the government guest houses. Sources said throughout the night, Dasuki was wide awake, and at about 4 a. m. the following day, he was taken out and driven to Jalingo in now Jigawa State, where he began a new life in exile. Tightened security In Sokoto, government promptly beefed up security following the Sultan’s removal, especially at the palace and at the ex-Sultan’s private residence along the University of Sokoto’s temporary site. Also, Dasuki’s family members, upon hearing of his dethronement, started moving out of the palace despite assurances from government officials that they could remain in the palace for as long as it would take them to get comfortable accommodation. It would seem that the state government had anticipated wild protests or riots with the level of tightened security following the removal. But the opposite was the case as most residents, though surprised, simply went about their normal business. Government justifies removal Colonel Mu’azu invited the Sokoto kingmakers to the government house where he officially informed them that the Sultan had been deposed and banished. He asked them to set in motion the process for the emergence of a new sultan. He also told them the series of offences committed by the dethroned monarch. Also in a broadcast to the state, the administrator pilloried Dasuki for how he conducted his affairs as sultan. His words: “The leadership role for which the state is known in the arena of politics and religion is fast slipping out of our grip as a result of lack of honest and sincere leadership.” He said since Dasuki became the sultan, many things went wrong, “which are of serious consequences.” He specifically listed Dasuki’s offences to include causing feud and enmity among the people and among the ruling houses, ignoring government directives and suggestions made to him, using government facilities and personnel without seeking permission, and inviting foreigners, especially diplomats, without notifying the government of Sokoto State. He further accused Dasuki of travelling outside his domain without the approval or notice of the government, and that he spent money on capital projects independent of government’s approval. Such acts, Mu’azu said, easily ridiculed both the palace and the government. Furthermore, the military administrator reeled out other offences of the deposed Sultan to include acts that brought negative consequences to the religion of Islam. “He is self-centred…and unable to account for all the donations and fund given by individuals or organisations for the construction of mosques and religious activities.” According to him, the deposed sultan is likely to appear before the failed banks tribunal. “It is shameful to see a Sultan in a witness box to answer some charges. This ugly development is totally unbecoming of either the Sultan or the revered Sokoto caliphate,” he explained.....

good 4 them

Personally I don't believe anything that surfaces in the news.
If u don't read u ain't informed, if u read u are misinformed.
All could have been part of Nigeria politricking, so I can't hold Dansuki down for that though I'm no fan of his...
But however I've come to realise that the prerequisite to becoming a prominent political figure in Nigeria is to have past history of criminality, past cult activities..

And the foolish ones(tanoise) still support the thief. Like father like son as Rilwayne said

At times as a human regardless of our social class we must always beg God to always perfect our utterance. The then Sultan of Sokoto made his grave yard mistake the day he announced Eid al-Adha on the day of Arafat claiming there was a mistake in the Hijrah calendar the Saudi Arabia Hajj commission were using. This brought a big embarracement to Nigeria Muslim which the council of Alfa in Yorubaland promise him to be ready for the cosequence of his action. Sanni Abacha did it all. Long story sha

It's like misappropriation is running in their lineage.

lion no di born goat!!!!

Berem...Beremx...APC...Lies!

I wonder what type of emotions this is supposed to bring.

It is completely distasteful to bring up another man's family when you have issues with him. His father is not the one being investigated right now so what's the point?

He is not his father and whatever his father did or did not do should not come up in a discussion since he was not named in it. If the DSS have a case against Dansuki, they should do their job and people should not drag his father into this shing ding

Beremx, and you are dethroned for what reason?

Rilwayne001:
Like father like son.

SaTANists over to you.

you can say that again!

He was removed by Abacha just as Sanusi's father was also dethroned.

Dasuki was arrogant and also openly against Abacha and was a staunch supporter of IBB.

Story goes that Abacha was representing IBB in a Islamic Confrence held in Sokoto and that Dasuki on finding out that IBB will not be coming waited until Abacha had arrived the venue and sitted before showing up in grand style - an outright breach of protocol and insult to Abacha.

On assuming Power, Abacha did not waste time removing Dasuki who turned himself into a June 12 advocate not because he wanted Abiola or for democracy to prevail but because he (Dasuki ) was vehemently against Abacha's emergance as Head of State.


You can confirm from your fathers or uncles i.e. if them go school.

Stupid and useless post.

Can Beremx help us with brief history of Sambo Dasuki himself.

I will comment after that.

The Dasuki I have his records has some integrity to protect.

Beremx:
http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/deposition-banishment-of-sultan-dasuki/

Was just about asking for source

When you are no more in the green books, your story changes.
I could remebre how GEJ begged this man to come and help on Boko issue. This story wa4nt in town then.

Let the investigation be thorough and not mere witch hunting.

kokaye

All of a sudden Abacha, the most Corrupt Nigerian in history has become a darling to APC maggots because of Dasuki's father. It is on record that the Dasukis were against Abacha's rule of terror. It is no surprise that Abacha will have some bad blood against them, just like the Dullllarrd in Aso Rock is having bad blood with the former NSA.

HMMMM APshit. even though i just left primary school dat year. every sane person knows dat it was personal feud with Abacha dat caused his dethronement.

Beremx:
lalasticlala and Ishilove,this poster has broken rule number 2. kindly take action. thanks

Why are guys fun of behaving like spoiled kids Must you always call the mods to ban someone for expressing himself? If you are strong enough to open a thread, you should be strong enough to take whatever thing that may come through your thread. You love to insult people but you dont like people insulting you. Thats not very cool you know.
(am open to insults)

Beremx:
lalasticlala and Ishilove,this poster has broken rule number 2. kindly take action. thanks

Shut up you spew rubbish and hide under the mods. Mumu

madridguy:
At times as a human regardless of our social class we must always beg God to always perfect our utterance. The then Sultan of Sokoto made his grave yard mistake the day he announced Eid al-Adha on the day of Arafat claiming there was a mistake in the Hijrah calendar the Saudi Arabia Hajj commission were using. This brought a big embarracement to Nigeria Muslim which the council of Alfa in Yorubaland promise him to be ready for the cosequence of his action. Sanni Abacha did it all. Long story sha

There is more to it than what you posted.