Former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has reacted to the order by President Muhammadu Buhari for his arrest over scandalous arms procurement contracts during his reign. The president had ordered the NSA office to probe arms procurement between 2007 and 2015. The panel found Dasuki and others guilty of awarding phony contracts for which huge billions of naira and foreign currencies were received. “I have never been invited formally or informally to appear before the panel”, Dasuki stated.
“I am therefore not only surprised but embarrassed by the seeming indictment by the panel purportedly operating from the Office of the National Security Adviser that never contacted me.
“For the record I am proud to serve my nation with the best of intention and ensuring the recovery of more than 22 local government councils from Boko Haram terrorists.
“Because of the pride of how we tackled terrorism and defeated Boko Haram terrorists through our gallant troops and partners in the twilight of the previous administration, I have insisted on open and public trial of my stewardship rather than secret trial in the court as being canvassed by my prosecutors.”
“I wish Nigerians will go back and reflect on what we did with even little or no supports from some countries. We performed miracles before the emergence of this administration. I even thought the committee was to investigate procurement from 2007 to 2015. Yet only my name is always being mentioned even when some of the issues were before I came into government.
“I left Nigerians to judge”, Dasuki said.
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