Dasuki faces illegal arms charge

The Federal Government today arraign a former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd.), on only one- count of illegal possession of firearms before a Federal High Court in Abuja, for allegedly being in possession of firearms without license.

According to punch, Report said that the former NSA, who was scheduled to appear before Justice Adeniyi Ademola, had last week filed his bail application in anticipation that the court will hear it immediately after taking his plea on Tuesday (today).

A reliable source, who had a copy of the charge in his possession, said its content was exactly the same with the statement recently released by the Department of State Services to announce that it had preferred a charge against the former NSA.

The agency also said that it recovered 12 new vehicles, including five bullet-proof cars from Dasuki’s house, the ownership of which could not be explained by the embattled former NSA, and which investigators believed must have been purchased with proceeds of corruption.