After about 24 hours of laying siege to the residence of the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), operatives of the Department of State Services on Friday withdrew from Dasuki’s house in Abuja.
It was learnt that the security operatives seized some vital documents including Dasuki’s international passport.
The operatives, who stormed Dasuki’s Asokoro, Abuja residence on Thursday, prevented access to the house, and also disallowed the former NSA from attending the Eid prayers marking the end of the Ramadan on Friday.
It was learnt that the invasion of Dasuki’s residences in Abuja and Sokoto had to do with the probe into how the defence budget was spent by the NSA’s office under Dasuki’s watch.
Dasuki, who was appointed as NSA by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012, was relieved of his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday.
It was gathered that the operation against Dasuki was two-pronged as a team of DSS operatives were also deployed in his family house in Sokoto.
Meanwhile, it was learnt that South Africa had released the $15m arms money seized by the authorities in 2014.
PRNigeria, a media with links to government sources, reported that diplomatic process, initiated by the former NSA, ensured the release of the seized money. Agency report
