As details of huge funds disbursed
by the Office of the National Security Adviser under Col. Sambo Dasuki continue
to surface, indications emerged last night that the embattled security czar is
set to expose more top Nigerian leaders who benefited from the funds.
A source close to the former NSA,
who was docked yesterday, told Vanguard that Dasuki who was arraigned yesterday
alongside others on a fresh 19-count charge was ready to speak up on how the
funds earmarked for his office was disbursed with details of top serving and
retired Nigerian leaders who benefitted immensely from the money, which is now
a subject of litigation.
Meanwhile, former Minister of State,
Finance, Bashir Yuguda ,former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Dalhatu
Bafarawa, former Director of Finance in the Office of the NSA, Mr. Salisu,
Sagir Attahiru and a company the EFCC insisted was used to divert huge sums of
money from the office of the NSA prior to the 2015 general elections, Dahaltu
Investment Limited will be arraigned today even as Chairman Emeritus of Daar
Communications was admitted to bail yesterday.
Dasuki to expose more
According to the source close to the
former NSA, it had become necessary for Dasuki to expose the first in the
series of the top beneficiaries, which include former heads of state and
presidents, who were bought bullet-proof Sports Utility Vehicles by the ONSA
with funds approved by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Although Dasuki is keeping the names
of the beneficiaries of the car gifts to himself, the source told Vanguard that
he was ready to spill the beans at the appropriate time, saying that the list
will shock Nigerians.
According to the Dasuki aide, all
the former presidents and heads of state got one exotic car from the embattled
NSA and did not find out the source of the funding.
The officer explained that of all the
former presidents, one of them who has been very vociferous demanded two of the
SUVs from the ONSA, who grudgingly obliged him.
The former head of state, it was
gathered, had explained to Dasuki that he needed one of the vehicles to be kept
for him in Abuja and another to be stationed in Lagos to ease his movement to
the two main Nigerian cities.
The officer however refused to give
the cost of the exotic cars bought for the former heads of state and president,
saying that the details could be obtained from the ONSA.
“What is coming will shock Nigerians
and many of them will get to know if indeed Dasuki used the money to enrich
himself as being bandied in many quarters. As a law-abiding NSA, he had to
carry out the instructions handed over to him by the Presidency and nothing
more,” the aide said.
“It is also instructive to note that
those who are now blaming Dasuki for carrying out his assigned duties and
calling for his head actually benefitted immensely from the security vote,
which was domiciled in his office.
The truth of the matter is that all
over the world security votes are used for various reasons to bring about
national peace and stability and Dasuki could not have done otherwise,” his
aide said.

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