Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA) whose Abuja residence was occupied for 24 hours by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) , says he does not deserve the treatment being meted out to him by the APC-led
government.
In an interview with The Nation , he
said his actions as NSA helped the
party’s victory in the 2015 general
election.
Describing what transpired during the
siege on his house, the retired colonel said the current administration is not according him the right that he deserves.
“I was fair to all as NSA. Even when I
had security cause to act on some
issues, inflammatory comments and
actions against the government of the
day by those in the opposition, I
exercised restraint. I did not restrict
anyone’s movement, I never asked
security agents to occupy anybody’s
house,” he said.
“I gave my best for this transition,
which led to the victory of the
opposition over the ruling party. But
that is the new change we have, this
is our own definition of democracy. All
I know is that everything has a
beginning and an end in a democracy.
“The SSS operatives came in two
trucks with a search warrant from a
magistrate court. The warrant gave
them the power to search for ‘illegal
weapons and any incriminating item.’
You can imagine what that is supposed to mean.
“I left office on Tuesday and they got
the warrant on Wednesday andbexecuted it by 6pm on Thursday.
“From 6pm on Thursday, throughout
the night till about 6am this morning
(Friday), they were searching my house looking for incriminating items.
“They restricted my movement. I
cannot go out and no one can visit
me. All those who attempted to see
me were stopped from doing so.
“In fact, my son was blocked from
entering my residence. My two cooks,
who used to come from their homes
to prepare my meals, were also
disallowed from leaving my house.
“The only person allowed was the
man who feeds my dogs. And he only
related with the dogs.
“By Friday morning, they packed away
all the nine cars in my residence. I
could not go out to perform the Eid-
el-Fitr prayer because of the
restriction.
“Even when I sought permission to go
to Eid praying ground, they promised
to provide a vehicle but they never
did.
“They went to my father’s house
including breaking into the ceiling to
look for incriminating documents.
They broke a safe in my father’s
house.
“Also, my sister kept a 20-year old
box in my father’s house, they also
forced it open. What has my father
got to do with this?
“And the old man is in hospital in
London. He was shocked to hear that
they broke into his house. The good
thing is that they did not find anything.
“They brought the photocopy of a
2007 draft by my brother, Ahmed, and
asked me to comment on it. Was I in
office in 2007 as NSA? You can see
the extent to which they are ready to
go to implicate me.”
He denied involvement in any deal
that could warrant the ordeal, alleging
that some individuals who deserved
being questioned are “walking freely”.
“There are some who should account
10 times for some of these allegations
they are raising but they are walking
about freely,” he said.
“If you want me to make clarifications
on any issue, in the spirit of democracy and the rule of law, have the courtesy to invite me and as a gentleman, I will honour the invitation. Sending two trucks to lay siege on my
house and restrict my movement is
just abysmal.
“You do not need to restrict my
movement. You can see that they are
just out to set me up. Even if they find
a knife in my house, they will say it is
incriminating.
“For a man who left office on
Tuesday, where will I run to? I have
nothing to fear.”
Before vacating his residence, the SSS
seized his international passport and
some documents.
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