President Muhammadu Buhari is reported to have
directed relevant authorities to recover funds said to have been
misappropriated by a former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col Sambo
Dasuki(rtd), and set him free.
This revelation is
coming that a time when a Professor of International Studies and author of
Buhari’s biography, ‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria’
had stated that there was no rift between the President and Dasuki,
pointing out that they are in-laws .
The Department of State
Services, DSS, had in December arrested Dasuki for allegedly
misappropriating $15 billion of funds meant for purchase of arms for
troops fighting Boko Haram terrorists in the North East.
Dasuki has been in
detention since his arrest despite been granted bail by several Nigerian courts
and recently the ECOWAS regional court, which ruled that he be released.
Disclosing this
yesterday in Abuja, an aide to Buhari assured that the former NSA will be
released once the misappropriated funds under his watch is returned, Vanguard
reports
The aide said, “I can
tell you that the President is not comfortable with the continued detention of
Dasuki despite the offences he allegedly committed against Nigeria and its
people.
“The only condition Mr.
President has asked Dasuki to fulfil is to refund the huge sum of public funds
which were allegedly diverted under his watch as the NSA.
“And I want to tell you
that we have the approval of Mr. President to release him (Dasuki) from
detention as soon as he brings the money,” the official said.
Source: Dailypost
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