The new National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Mohammed Dasuki, comes from the royal family of Sokoto: He is the son of the former Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ahmed Dasuki, who was deposed by the military regime of the late Gen. Sani Abacha.

Believed to be close to former dictator Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Abacha dismissed Dasuki and some military officers in 1993. Dasuki’s closeness to Babangida was said to have come about from the fact that he was once the dictator’s ADC, and he was actively involved in the 1985 coup that brought Babangida to power.

Dasuki later fled to the United States in 1995 after he was accused by the Abacha regime of being a party to a coup plot allegedly led by retired Col. Lawan Gwadabe.

On his return, former President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed him as the managing director of the National Security and Printing Company at the behest of Babangida.

A director of Regency Alliance, an insurance company, Dasuki attended the Washington DC and George Washington University, where he obtained a BA in International Relations and MA in Security Policy Studies respectively.

He had his military training in several institutions in Nigeria and abroad including the Nigerian Army School of Artillery, Oklahoma, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth Kensas.

His major task is to arrest the Boko Haram insurgency, which is threatening to spread into other parts of the country, apart from the North.

He will also be expected to tackle militancy in the South-South, where Nigeria derives its main source of revenue.

abubaka101:

http://www.punchng.com/news/the-man-dasuki/

adoniza: I sense the former dictator, Babangida is very much a strong figure in GEJ's government

mai gaskiya: frm fryng pan 2 fire

omenziate: If he catch abu qaqa and shekau, make I lay egg. Na dem pple jare. Aboki too like demselves, moreva,fanatical religion too bind dem sef.

nkem Kalu: [b]Hahahahah......I dey laugh.....confused President with a confused appoinment. What was wrong with AZAZI (the Presidents compatriot of BAYELSA EXTRACTION?) AZAZI told the man (PRESIDENT) the bitter truth...FULL STOP. "PDP is BOKO HARAM and BOKO HARAM IS PDP" The problem of BOKO HARAM is beyond the appointment of DASUKI. It is beyond AZAZI or even the appointment of another security adviser. May be what the PRESIDENT NEEDS TO DO IS TO FIRE HIMSELF.....then we can see if we can have peace. FRom the look of things, he is the BIGGEST initiator of BOKO HARAM. HENRY OKAR said that much in south AFrica, BAMANGAR TURKUR>>>(PDP CHAIR and the PRESIDENTS right hand man called them FREEDOM FIGHTERS) Senator NDUME said the VP is aware of his activities with BOKO. The President once told us that BOKO is in his government and he will soon name the sponsors. Till date we are still waiting. I strongly believe this BOKO thing is another ABACHA bombings which was always blamed on NADECO until after the death of the DICTATOR before we started noticing his killer squad. Has the PRESIDENT not changed the Inspector General of POLICE with the same charge he is giving to BELLO now? Has he not said he will end BOKO HARAM in JUNE? What tangible results are we getting?[/b]

adoniza: I sense the former dictator, Babangida is very much a strong figure in GEJ's government

nkem Kalu: Hahahahah......I dey laugh.....confused President with a confused appoinment. What was wrong with AZAZI (the Presidents compatriot of BAYELSA EXTRACTION?) AZAZI told the man (PRESIDENT) the bitter truth...FULL STOP. "PDP is BOKO HARAM and BOKO HARAM IS PDP" The problem of BOKO HARAM is beyond the appointment of DASUKI. It is beyond AZAZI or even the appointment of another security adviser. May be what the PRESIDENT NEEDS TO DO IS TO FIRE HIMSELF.....then we can see if we can have peace. FRom the look of things, he is the BIGGEST initiator of BOKO HARAM. HENRY OKAR said that much in south AFrica, BAMANGAR TURKUR>>>(PDP CHAIR and the PRESIDENTS right hand man called them FREEDOM FIGHTERS) Senator NDUME said the VP is aware of his activities with BOKO. The President once told us that BOKO is in his government and he will soon name the sponsors. Till date we are still waiting. I strongly believe this BOKO thing is another ABACHA bombings which was always blamed on NADECO until after the death of the DICTATOR before we started noticing his killer squad. Has the PRESIDENT not changed the Inspector General of POLICE with the same charge he is giving to BELLO now? Has he not said he will end BOKO HARAM in JUNE? What tangible results are we getting?

ckkris: 1. Very bizarre appointment.
2. Also bizarre was appointing the present IGP, who was officially indicted by Justice Niki Toby, for supporting moslems in Jos against the Christians.
3. Another born to rule is right now Jona's PRIVATE SECRETARY.
4. These born to rule Fulani, historically believe in palace coups, from 1803 when their founder murdered and overthrew the Hausa King of Gobir, and other Hausa kings.
5. The same palace coup overthrew Gen Afonja at Ilorin.
6. Fast forward to 1983 and 1985. Both palace coups brought up this very Lt Col Sambo Dasuki.
7. Hold your breath! As Jona refuse to learn from history, Gen Adekampe posted Dasuki to where EFCC kept an eye on him. Remember Gen Ironside was naively ASSUMING ONE Nigeria, and appointed Captain Theo Danjuma as HIS Chief Security. history, History, HISTORYYYYYY

Biggyd2: Walahi, if BH suddenly stops their attack, we go happi well well. But won't it be a confirmation (if it does happen) that the Northern elites do know more than they are telling us about BH. Won't we be right to infer that this is a political appointment to compensate some people? Since he his one of Uncle's Jonah's tactic to cure the scourge of BH, I guess we have to wait and see abi?

begwong: i think we may breathe fresh air if he can arrest/execute abu qaqa,abubakar shekau et'al

declem: Na wa ooo!! May b d guy wil do smtin better....

akpanbaba: BH+BH=BH raise to power2.That means sending boko haram to catch boko haram means increasing the power of boko haram by way of synergy.