There are strong
indications in Abuja that the Department of State Services will soon apply for
a court order to freeze the bank accounts of a former National Security
Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).
Punch learnt on Sunday that Dasuki’s bank accounts would be frozen
because of the investigation into the spending of the funds appropriated for
defence.
The sum of N28.5bn was
earmarked in the 2014 budget for the purchase of security equipment by the
office of the NSA.
The DSS is planning to
apply for court order to freeze Dasuki’s accounts in order to prevent the funds
in the accounts from being depleted.
The accounts, fit was
learnt, would enable investigators to track the inflow and outflow of money
from them as well as the sources of the money.
The DSS had invaded the
ex-NSA’s house on Friday.
According to Punch, the former NSA would be
invited for further questioning over items found in his house as well as the
spending of anti-insurgency funds.
The DSS had on Friday
surrounded the house of Dasuki in Abuja and forced the former NSA to stay
indoors for about 24 hours. The operatives were said to have seized the
international passport of the former national security adviser.
The security agency had
in a statement on Saturday night accused Dasuki of felony, misuse of power and
possession of destructive weapons.
It said it recovered
from Dasuki’s home seven high calibre rifles (high assault weapons), several
magazines, military related gears and 12 new vehicles, including five
bulletproof cars.
A top officer of the
DSS confided in Punch that Dasuki would face further interrogations this week...
- Punch
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