The Department of State Services has charged the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) to court for illegal possession of arms and ammunition.
In a statement by a DSS official, Tony Opuiyo, Dasuki was charged based on evidence so far obtained from his home.
On July 16, 2015, DSS carried out search operations on the ex-NSA’s residences in Asokoro, Abuja and Sokoto, where its operatives claimed to have recovered seven high calibre rifles including magazines and military gears. 12 new vehicles, including five bullet-proof cars from Dasuki’s house.
The statement read “You may recall that on July 16, 2015, the Department of State Services carried out search operations on properties belonging to the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (retd.), in Abuja and Sokoto.
“This action was necessitated by credible intelligence which linked him to acts capable of undermining national security. The search operations led to the recovery of large cache of arms and ammunition among other things and for which further investigation was conducted.
“Consequently, on Monday 24, August, 2015, he was charged to court based on evidence so far obtained, but which relates to possession of firearms without licence punishable under section 27(i)(a)(i) of the Firearms Act Cap F28 LFN 2004.”
DSS reaffirmed its avowed commitment to the rule of law, in which nobody is deemed to be above the law, no matter how highly placed in the society.