Dasuki’s father condemns invasion of his personal Sokoto home by DSS

FATHER of the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd), Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki has expressed his displeasure over the behavior of officers of the Directorate of States Services (DSS), who invaded his personal house in Sokoto Thursday last week.

The elder Dasuki, who was the 18th Sultan of Sokoto spoke to the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London, monitored in Abuja yesterday, insisting that it was improper for security agencies to have invaded his house without seeking his consent, maintaining that there was a difference between him and his son, Sambo.

The DSS had invaded the Abuja residences of the former NSA located at No 13, John Kadiya Street and No. 46, Nelson Mandela Street both at Asokoro District Abuja and his father’s family house at No. 3, Sabon Birni Road area, Sokoto, Sokoto State on the ground that it had credible and intelligence linking the former NSA with alleged plans to commit treasonable felony against the Nigerian state.

However, the 94 year-old former Sultan said, he was outraged at the behaviour of the security agents, who he said have breached all procedures in invading his personal residence in Sokoto without first seeking his clearance.

His words, “To be honest, I was surprised, because now I’m 94 years of age and in any where I worked, since when I was young there was no where have I been found wanting, so I don’t know what they were looking for in my house. My worker, with whom they opened the place, they didn’t talk to him. What they further told me was that they entered through the ceiling of the women wing and I don’t think they found anything.

“There were two safes, they said they saw and old certificates of my house documents in one of the two, the second one, they saw one empty envelope with nothing inside, that is what I was told, but there was nobody that was present when the search took place, so I cannot say categorically what they went away with, but the remaining issues should be when God takes me home, that is if I get home.”

Speaking on the container, which was reportedly found in the compound, the former Sultan said inside the container in question was the property of the widow of his late nephew, Aliyu Dasuki, who was married to his own daughter. Besides, he said the container was not in the main compound as was claimed, but located somewhere outside the compound.

According to him, “The container was not at the centre of the house, it is located outside the house, around Aliyu Dasuki’s place, his wife is my daughter and I’m his uncle, when he got married, and when he died, his property like old cushion chairs and mattresses were put inside the container in question, they called somebody and they opened it, but like I told you, there have been conflicting information on the actual thing that transpired.

“One of my workers that followed them, up till now, (as at interview period yesterday) I have not spoken with him for me to hear from him on what actually transpired, what and what they touched, but even if he told me, whatever they did, the end of the story is that not proper.”

Reminded that the security agencies said they have investigated allegations against his son Sambo, he insisted “But the house in Sokoto does not belong to Sambo Dasuki, it is my house, all my children have equal stake in that house, so it is not Sambo Dasuki’s house.

He is close to 60 years old and he has his own households. Do you accuse somebody because his son has done something? He is my son, he has worked and they should ask him to account for his action.”

Asked if he does not think that because his son has held government position and investigation has linked him with security matters, it could lead to the action, Dasuki insisted that there were procedures for doing things, noting, “even if they have any reason to do so, they ought to have informed me which they didn’t do. I started getting information in the media.”