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Nigeria Federal Government Classifies Dasuki As ‘Threat To National Security’

Sambo Dasuki 3The Federal Government of Nigeria has classified the former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki as a threat to national security

Through its ‎witnesses and its lawyer, Mr. T. D Kabiru, who led the witnesses in evidence, the Federal Government said on Thursday that Dasuki is being held because he constituted threat to national security.

Addressing the point raised by  the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the government insisted that it would be dangerous to Dasuki, who is being held owing to his involvement in the over $2bn arms funds scam.

The government called two witnesses ‎to oppose a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed before the ECOWAS Court by Dasuki, seeking his release from the custody of the DSS.

It said that given his pivotal role in the $2bn scam and the calibre of top politicians that had been fingered in the alleged fraud, Dasuki was also being kept in custody for his own safety.

It said that with the quantum of arms and ammunition alleged to be illegally kept in the ex-NSA’s home in Abuja and recovered by security operatives, there was the general apprehension that he possessed more, which the state had yet to discover.

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It argued that Dasuki’s detention was justified based on the intelligence and security report in the disposal of the nation’s security agencies, and  that national security superseded individual’s security.

‎The lawyer said, “the position of the defence, which is not controverted by the applicant, is that the arms and ammunition recovered during the search (at Dasuki’s home) are not the only arms and ammunition in the possession of the applicant.

“There is fear that he has more. There is intelligence report that some are yet to be recovered. That we fear he has more is a ground to hold him. There are ongoing investigations which are revealing fresh facts concerning him.

“The right of an individual cannot supersede the security of a country when there is intelligence report to suspect the conduct of the individual.”

Dasuki was re-arrested on December 29, 2015 by the operatives of the Department of State Service shortly after he was released on bail from ‎Kuje Prisons, Abuja, with respect to his ongoing trial on three separate sets of charges.

Source: Punch. [myad]

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