Col. Sambo Dasuki – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:14:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Col. Sambo Dasuki – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Arms Procurement Fund: Court Adjourns Ruling On Dasuki’s Bail Application, He Is To Remain In EFCC Custody https://www.theinfostride.com/arms-procurement-fund-court-adjourns-ruling-on-dasukis-bail-application-he-is-to-remain-in-efcc-custody/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:14:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112880 The Federal High Court in Abuja, trying a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, and others for alleged money laundering and criminal breach of trust, has adjourned ruling on his bail application till Friday. The former NSA was arraigned before Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf alongside Shu’aibu Salisu, a former director of finance in [...]

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]]> NPAN Reveals Reasons Why Some Newspapers Are Yet To Receive Compensation Money Collected From Dasuki https://www.theinfostride.com/npan-reveals-reasons-why-some-newspapers-are-yet-to-receive-compensation-money-collected-from-dasuki/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:42:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112296 The Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) on Saturday gave reasons why some of its members were yet to receive compensation money released to the body by former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki. The publisher of ThisDay Newspapers and President of NPAN, Nduka Obaigbena, had said in his response to a letter of [...]

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]]> $2.1b Arms Procurement Fund: Ex-VP Sambo’s Office Received N20m Monthly From Dasuki, Says Ex-NSA’s Account Officer https://www.theinfostride.com/2-1b-arms-procurement-fund-ex-vp-sambos-office-received-n20m-monthly-from-dasuki-says-ex-nsas-account-officer/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:31:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112290 As the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) continues to dig deep into how the $2.1 billion arms deal funds was spent by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, a former Accounts Officer II, Ibrahim Idris Wambai has alleged that the Office of Former Vice President Namadi Sambo was on [...]

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]]> Arms Procurement Fund: Okonjo-Iweala Insists What She Did Was In The Best Interest Of Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/arms-procurement-fund-okonjo-iweala-insists-what-she-did-was-in-the-best-interest-of-nigeria/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 12:11:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112187 The immediate past Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday, insisted she was not guilty of any crime in the ongoing probe on the multi-billion dollar arms procurement deal, as everything she did was to protect the interest of Nigeria. In a statement by her spokesperson, Mr. Paul Nwabuikwu, the former minister also alleged that [...]

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]]> $2.1b Arms Deal Scandal: Jonathan Ordered Sambo To Pay Me N670m – ThisDay Publisher https://www.theinfostride.com/2-1b-arms-deal-scandal-jonathan-ordered-sambo-to-pay-me-n670m-thisday-publisher/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 09:07:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112132 ThisDay Publisher and President, Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Nduka Obaigbena has made clarifications over the purpose of the N550 million and N120 million payments he received from the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki. Mr. Obaigbena made the clarifications in response to an invitation by the Economic and [...]

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]]> I Was Instructed By Dasuki To Withdraw $47m Cash From CBN – Ex-Director In NSA Office https://www.theinfostride.com/i-was-instructed-by-dasuki-to-withdraw-47m-cash-from-cbn-ex-director-in-nsa-office/ Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:02:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112042 A former Director of Finance in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Mr. Shuaibu Salisu, has revealed that $47 million was withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 11 suit cases for Dasuki, money he suspects might have been given to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to Shaibu, who says he [...]

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]]> $2.2b Arms Deal: FG Should Probe Okonjo-Iweala – Governor Oshiomhole https://www.theinfostride.com/2-2b-arms-deal-fg-should-probe-okonjo-iweala-governor-oshiomhole/ Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:51:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111810 Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has called on the Federal Government to probe former Finance Minister, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala over her alleged involvement in the $2.2 billion arms deal. Oshiomhole made this known while speaking to State House correspondents after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, [...]

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]]> How Okonjo-Iweala Illegally Approved Transfer Of At Least N61.4bn Abacha Loot To NSA – Report https://www.theinfostride.com/how-okonjo-iweala-illegally-approved-transfer-of-at-least-n61-4bn-abacha-loot-to-nsa-report/ Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:05:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111694 The immediate past Minister of Finance, and Co-ordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was said to have illegally approved the transfer of at least N61.4 billion ($300 million and £5.5 million) from funds recovered from late dictator, Sani Abacha, to the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), few [...]

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]]> Arms Deal Scam: Misapplication Of Purchase Cash A Breach Of Trust – President Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/arms-deal-scam-misapplication-of-purchase-cash-a-breach-of-trust-president-buhari/ Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:50:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111687 President Muhammadu Buhari has described the misapplication of the arms purchase fund as “an abuse of trust.” He made the statement during a dinner for the members of the House of Representatives at the old Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja. Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, along with other individuals, are currently on [...]

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]]> EFCC May Arrest Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan Over Arms Deal Scandal https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-may-arrest-ex-president-goodluck-jonathan-over-arms-deal-scandal/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-may-arrest-ex-president-goodluck-jonathan-over-arms-deal-scandal/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2015 22:37:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110870 The former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, may be interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for his role in the misappropriation of funds meant for the procurement of arms. The former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, was arrested by the EFCC for allegedly disbursing and embezzling money meant for security issues. Chief [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-may-arrest-ex-president-goodluck-jonathan-over-arms-deal-scandal/feed/ 1 Chief Dokpesi To Remain In EFCC Custody As Court Declines Bail Application https://www.theinfostride.com/chief-dokpesi-to-remain-in-efcc-custody-as-court-declines-bail-application/ Sun, 06 Dec 2015 11:50:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110650 The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has refused the bail application of former Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, who is being held over his alleged complicity in money laundering involving N2.1 billion meant for arms purchase. Instead, the court ordered Dokpesi’s counsel to put the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on [...]

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]]> $2.1b Arms Deal Scandal: I Never Set My Eyes On Dasuki, Let Alone Got A Dime From Him Throughout His Tenure – Bode George https://www.theinfostride.com/2-1b-arms-deal-scandal-i-never-set-my-eyes-on-dasuki-let-alone-got-a-dime-from-him-throughout-his-tenure-bode-george/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:02:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110430 A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, yesterday said he never met the embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), let alone taking any money from him. There was speculation in the media that Mr. George was one of those who benefitted from the $2.1 [...]

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]]> $2.1b Arms Deal Allegation: Dasuki Denies Implicating PDP Top Shots https://www.theinfostride.com/2-1b-arms-deal-allegation-dasuki-denies-implicating-pdp-top-shots/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 14:26:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110353 Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd). has denied media reports linking him with implicating People’s Democratic Party (PDP) top shots, who received heavy payments from security funds from his office. The former NSA said he neither mentioned nor implicated anyone as having collected arms funds from his office. Speaking through his lawyer, [...]

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]]> $2.1b Arms Deal Allegation: I Never Received Money From Dasuki – Ex-Governor Bafarawa https://www.theinfostride.com/2-1b-arms-deal-allegation-i-never-received-money-from-dasuki-ex-governor-bafarawa/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 14:23:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110351 Former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa has denied collecting any money from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, as investigation into an alleged $2.1 billion arms deal continues. The ex-governor’s name has featured prominently as collecting about N4.6 billion for “spiritual purposes” in revelations following investigations. An aide of the former governor [...]

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]]> Chief Dokpesi Was Not Arrested By EFCC, He Turned Himself In – Lawyer https://www.theinfostride.com/chief-dokpesi-was-not-arrested-by-efcc-he-turned-himself-in-lawyer/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 22:45:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110092 Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), the lawyer to Chief Raymond Dokpesi, founder of African Independent Television (AIT), has denied knowledge of the alleged N2.1 billion paid to his client by the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki. He also denied media reports that Dokpesi was arrested by the Economic and Financial [...]

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]]> Chief Dokpesi Arrested By EFCC https://www.theinfostride.com/chief-dokpesi-arrested-by-efcc/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 13:03:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109974 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested the former Chairman of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi. Dokpesi was picked up in Abuja at about noon on Tuesday, Vanguard reports. According to the Head of Media in the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, who spoke with Channels Television, Chief Dokpesi was arrested in connection with [...]

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]]> Former NSA, Sambo Dasuki Finally Arrested By DSS https://www.theinfostride.com/former-nsa-sambo-dasuki-finally-arrested-by-dss/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:58:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109942 After days of hide and seek, in between which they went to court, the Department of State Services, DSS, has finally arrested the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki. Dasuki, a retired Colonel, was reportedly picked up by the DSS on Tuesday from his Abuja residence. It would be recalled that the [...]

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]]> Governor Fayose Alleges President Buhari Of Using Corruption Fight To Seek Vengeance https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-fayose-alleges-president-buhari-of-using-corruption-fight-to-seek-vengeance/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:04:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109983 The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has described Tuesday’s arrest of the immediate-past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) by men of the Department of State Services (DSS), as continuation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime of vengeance. According to Fayose, “disobeying court order and later arresting and detaining the same person [...]

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]]> Count Me Out of Arms Deal, Says Senator Saraki https://www.theinfostride.com/count-me-out-of-arms-deal-says-senator-saraki/ Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:11:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109955 Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has dissociated himself from the N60bn arms deal involving the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that contrary to report published in an online medium, SaharaReporters, he has never had anything [...]

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]]> Federal Government Asks Court To Revoke Bail Granted To Dasuki https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-government-asks-court-to-revoke-bail-granted-to-dasuki/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:03:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108657 The Federal Government, yesterday, asked the Abuja ‎Division of the Federal High Court to revoke the bail it granted the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd. In an application it filed pursuant to section 169 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, the government sought an order ‎committing the former NSA [...]

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]]> Dasuki Incarceration: President Buhari Has Proven Me Right That He’s A Dictator – Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/dasuki-incarceration-president-buhari-has-proven-me-right-that-hes-a-dictator-fayose/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 21:19:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108158 Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on Friday told the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’Ad Abubakar, that President Muhamadu Buhari is a dictator. The governor, who was delivering an address to the Sultan in Ado Ekiti, said by choosing which court orders to obey, President Buhari had demonstrated disrespect to the judiciary. “I take the opportunity [...]

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]]> President Buhari Orders The Arrest Of Sambo Dasuki Over Alleged $2.9bn Arms Procurement Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buhari-orders-the-arrest-of-sambo-dasuki-over-alleged-2-9bn-arms-procurement-scam/ Wed, 18 Nov 2015 22:20:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107647 President Muhammdu Buhari (PMB), Tuesday night, ordered the arrest of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd), for allegedly siphoning billions of dollars earmarked for arms purchases. According to Buhari, the actions of the erstwhile NSA brought the nation to international ridicule as the failure to procure the arms incapacitated the military [...]

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]]> Dasuki’s Case Against DSS Adjourns To November 23 https://www.theinfostride.com/dasukis-case-against-dss-adjourns-to-november-23/ Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:56:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107462 A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned the case involving former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), till November 23. The Judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, who adjourned the case following an oral application from the Solicitor-General of the Federation, Mr Taiwo Abidogun. Ademola held that the adjournment would enable the Attorney General [...]

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]]> Col. Dasuki Drags Federal Government To Court For Infringing On His Rights https://www.theinfostride.com/col-dasuki-drags-federal-government-to-court-for-infringing-on-his-rights/ Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:20:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=106736 The former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has sued the Federal Government over allegation that men of the Department of State Services (DSS) were laying siege on his Abuja home. In a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed on Monday, Dasuki wants the Federal High Court, Abuja to compel the federal government and [...]

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]]> Illegal Arms Possession: Court Granted Dasuki Bail On Self-Recognition | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/illegal-arms-possession-dasuki-granted-bail-on-self-recognition-news/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:30:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/illegal-arms-possession-dasuki-granted-bail-on-self-recognition-news/ The Federal Government on Tuesday arraigned the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), before a Federal High Court in Abuja on one count of possession of firearms without license. Following his not guilty plea to the charge, which was said to violate provisions of 27(1)(a)(i) of the Firearms Act, Cap F28, Laws [...]

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