Siege on Dasuki’s house in national interest, says FG

The Federal Government yesterday said its actions against the embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Mohammed Dasuki (retd) currently under house arrest was in the overall interest of the nation which supercedes individual interest.

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice [AGF], Abubakar Malami [SAN], who spoke on the issue yesterday during a media briefing and meeting with staff of the Federal Ministry of Justice, while assuming duty, urged Dasuki to submit himself to investigation in the overriding interest of the nation.

Meanwhile, the AGF said his ministry will carry out an audit of high profile cases so as to prosecute those found to have compromised investigation and prosecution of those cases.

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of Dasuki, who had been under house arrest for about two weeks over the alleged misappropriation of billions of dollars meant for the procurement of arms to prosecute the war against terrorism.

The order for Dasuki’s arrest was also extended to other per- sons found culpable in the scam. The directive followed the release of an interim report by the 13-man presidential committee set up by Buhari to investigate the procurement of equipment for the Armed Forces and the Defence sector from 2007 to date.

Reacting to the controversy over government action against Dasuki, the AGF said the former NSA is facing multiple issues that require further investigations…

-Sun News