The immediate past National Security
Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, has stated he would not grant any
media interview.
The prince of the Sokoto
caliphate, who spoke through an associate, Thursday night,
revealed what he would do in the coming days and weeks.
Dasuki was released Tuesday night
by President Muhammadu Buhari after spending four years in the custody of the
Department of State Service (DSS) despite court orders granting him bails.
The source disclosed that Dasuki
intends to pay his last respect to his late father who passed away weeks after
his initial arrest.
“He is resting and has foreclosed
the possibility of any media chat. Even the story by VOA did was not a direct
interview. They only used excerpts of what he said in presence of his family
when he returned home”, he said.
“Dasuki also declared that he is
preparing for trial. He is waiting for the next date and would definitely
attend this time. You would recall he boycotted court sittings because the
government failed to comply with bail orders.
“Furthermore, Dasuki would for
now only be around his family members, he is receiving very limited visitors.
He expressed desire to visit his late father’s burial ground to pay last
respect and also pray.”
The source added that “Since his
freedom, Dasuki has remained calm and consistently ascribed his ordeal to God’s
will. No blame games or accusations.”
It would be recalled that the
former military officer was not allowed to attend the burial of his late
father, Ibrahim Dasuki.
Pa Dasuki was buried at Hubbaren
Shehu, Sokoto, after a funeral prayer at the Sultan Bello Juma’at Mosque.
Dasuki, who was the 18th Sultan
of Sokoto died at the age 93 at the Nigeria-Turkish hospital, Abuja, after a
protracted illness.
Nigerians then reacted
divergently on government’s refusal to allow the former NSA attend the funeral.
While some did not see anything
wrong with government’s decision, others likened the event to that of 1985 when
Buhari was not allowed to attend his mother’s burial after he was detained
following the coup against his regime.
Buhari took over power after the
military coup of December 31, 1983, saw the sack of elected government of
President Shehu Shagari.
In 1985, another coup d’état, on
August 27, led the Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd),
overthrew Buhari.
In 2015, Dasuki said he never
maltreated Buhari after he was chased out of power and that Buhari cannot say
he is not aware of the man behind the regime change.
“I always respect and dignify my
seniors and those in positions of authority whether in service or after”, he
stated.
“Though a young officer, I was
reluctant to be among those that arrested him. And I was not. I only met him
afterwards at Bonny Camp with Lawal Rafindadi.
“There is no way I could have
maltreated him as being alleged in some quarters. I am glad most of the actors
are still alive.”
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