A source familiar with the matter said that the
operatives, led by one Mohammed, arrived Mr. Dasuki’s residence at about
6:40 pm in four Hilux vans and asked all the soldiers on guard to stay
away.
former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki
Personnel of the State Security Service, SSS, are currently laying siege on the private residence of the immediate past National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, in the Asokoro district of Abuja.
A source familiar with the matter told PREMIUM TIMES that the operatives, led by one Mohammed, arrived Mr. Dasuki’s residence at about 6:40 pm in four Hilux vans and asked all the soldiers on guard to stay away.
They said they were at the property to see the former NSA for official reasons.
Another source in Sokoto said another set of SSS operatives are presently carrying out a similar siege on Mr. Dasuki’s family House, owned by his father, a former Sultan of Sokoto, Ibrahim Dasuki, in Sokoto metropolis.
“They have descended on his father’s compound in Sokoto and have so far searched the whole house including a large container that has been in the compound for many years,” the source said of the Sokoto Home.
He also said the operatives have locked all occupants of the House inside and are not allowing anyone in or out of the building.
Our Abuja source said the SSS operatives are still outside the residence of Mr. Dasuki insisting on seeing him and threatening to force their way in.
“He has refused to let them in and right now they are threatening to force themselves in,” he said.
It is not clear what the former NSA’s offences are. The SSS could not be reached for comments at this time.
Since Marilyn Ogar was removed as spokesperson, the SSS is yet to introduce a new spokesperson to the media.
But a former aide to the retired colonel said his boss was never invited by anyone to answer any questions they may have.
“They just descended on his home, no formal invitation, no arrest warrant,” the aide said. “If they want him to answer question, they should have at least have the courtesy of inviting him. Is it a crime to serve ones country.”
President Buhari had said on May 30, a day after his inauguration, that officials of past administrations were entitled to their full rights and privileges under the constitution, and must not be subjected to any undue harassment and intimidation.
“We must treat fellow citizens with courtesy and respect,” the President said at the time.
Mr. Dasuki was relieved of his appointment as NSA on Monday.
He was appointed NSA by former President Goodluck Jonathan on June 22, 2012 to succeed, Andrew Azazi, who died in an helicopter crash in Bayelsa state
We’ve jammed Radio Biafra transmission signals — FG
ABuja—The
Federal Government said on Tuesday that it had succeeded in jamming the
transmission signals of Radio Biafra, which had been operating illegally
from an unknown location.
Dr Yemi Folasade-Esan, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Information, stated this while speaking with State House correspondents after he had briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the ministry.
Folasade-Esan said that Buhari was adequately briefed on the activities of the illegal radio station and the successful blocking of its transmission signals.
“We also gave a report on (Radio Biafra) that right now, the signals from Radio Biafra have been jammed. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has successfully jammed that.
“The NBC is also working with security operatives to get those
behind that radio because it is an illegal radio. It is not licensed by
anybody to be on Nigeria’s airwaves.“
The permanent secretary disclosed that she also briefed the President on the activities of the nine parastatals and agencies under the ministry as well as the Federal Information Centres in the states of the federation.
According to her, the president raised concern about piracy and instructed the ministry to work harder to reduce piracy to ensure that the producers of intellectual property such as Nigerian movies, get what is due to them.
Folasade-Esan identified inadequate funding as one of the major challenges the ministry and its agencies were experiencing.
She said that the ministry was considering resuscitating its federal information services in each state of the federation considering their importance to the success of its mandate.
“Most of the challenges have to do with inadequate funding. We talked especially about National Press Centre that is not working up to the level it should work.
“We also talked about the Federal Information Centres. You will recall that we have Federal Information Centres in every state of the federation.
“They are not working optimally as well and we brought that to the fore because that is actually one of the strengths of the Federal Ministry of Information.
“We also talked a lot about the external publicity and the possibility of reopening the Federal Information Services abroad.“
Dr Yemi Folasade-Esan, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Information, stated this while speaking with State House correspondents after he had briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the ministry.
Folasade-Esan said that Buhari was adequately briefed on the activities of the illegal radio station and the successful blocking of its transmission signals.
“We also gave a report on (Radio Biafra) that right now, the signals from Radio Biafra have been jammed. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has successfully jammed that.
President Muhammadu Buhari
The permanent secretary disclosed that she also briefed the President on the activities of the nine parastatals and agencies under the ministry as well as the Federal Information Centres in the states of the federation.
According to her, the president raised concern about piracy and instructed the ministry to work harder to reduce piracy to ensure that the producers of intellectual property such as Nigerian movies, get what is due to them.
Folasade-Esan identified inadequate funding as one of the major challenges the ministry and its agencies were experiencing.
She said that the ministry was considering resuscitating its federal information services in each state of the federation considering their importance to the success of its mandate.
“Most of the challenges have to do with inadequate funding. We talked especially about National Press Centre that is not working up to the level it should work.
“We also talked about the Federal Information Centres. You will recall that we have Federal Information Centres in every state of the federation.
“They are not working optimally as well and we brought that to the fore because that is actually one of the strengths of the Federal Ministry of Information.
“We also talked a lot about the external publicity and the possibility of reopening the Federal Information Services abroad.“
We’ve jammed Radio Biafra transmission signals — FG
ABuja—The
Federal Government said on Tuesday that it had succeeded in jamming the
transmission signals of Radio Biafra, which had been operating illegally
from an unknown location.
Dr Yemi Folasade-Esan, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Information, stated this while speaking with State House correspondents after he had briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the ministry.
Folasade-Esan said that Buhari was adequately briefed on the activities of the illegal radio station and the successful blocking of its transmission signals.
“We also gave a report on (Radio Biafra) that right now, the signals from Radio Biafra have been jammed. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has successfully jammed that.
“The NBC is also working with security operatives to get those
behind that radio because it is an illegal radio. It is not licensed by
anybody to be on Nigeria’s airwaves.“
The permanent secretary disclosed that she also briefed the President on the activities of the nine parastatals and agencies under the ministry as well as the Federal Information Centres in the states of the federation.
According to her, the president raised concern about piracy and instructed the ministry to work harder to reduce piracy to ensure that the producers of intellectual property such as Nigerian movies, get what is due to them.
Folasade-Esan identified inadequate funding as one of the major challenges the ministry and its agencies were experiencing.
She said that the ministry was considering resuscitating its federal information services in each state of the federation considering their importance to the success of its mandate.
“Most of the challenges have to do with inadequate funding. We talked especially about National Press Centre that is not working up to the level it should work.
“We also talked about the Federal Information Centres. You will recall that we have Federal Information Centres in every state of the federation.
“They are not working optimally as well and we brought that to the fore because that is actually one of the strengths of the Federal Ministry of Information.
“We also talked a lot about the external publicity and the possibility of reopening the Federal Information Services abroad.“
Dr Yemi Folasade-Esan, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Information, stated this while speaking with State House correspondents after he had briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the ministry.
Folasade-Esan said that Buhari was adequately briefed on the activities of the illegal radio station and the successful blocking of its transmission signals.
“We also gave a report on (Radio Biafra) that right now, the signals from Radio Biafra have been jammed. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has successfully jammed that.
President Muhammadu Buhari
The permanent secretary disclosed that she also briefed the President on the activities of the nine parastatals and agencies under the ministry as well as the Federal Information Centres in the states of the federation.
According to her, the president raised concern about piracy and instructed the ministry to work harder to reduce piracy to ensure that the producers of intellectual property such as Nigerian movies, get what is due to them.
Folasade-Esan identified inadequate funding as one of the major challenges the ministry and its agencies were experiencing.
She said that the ministry was considering resuscitating its federal information services in each state of the federation considering their importance to the success of its mandate.
“Most of the challenges have to do with inadequate funding. We talked especially about National Press Centre that is not working up to the level it should work.
“We also talked about the Federal Information Centres. You will recall that we have Federal Information Centres in every state of the federation.
“They are not working optimally as well and we brought that to the fore because that is actually one of the strengths of the Federal Ministry of Information.
“We also talked a lot about the external publicity and the possibility of reopening the Federal Information Services abroad.“
We’ve jammed Radio Biafra transmission signals — FG
ABuja—The
Federal Government said on Tuesday that it had succeeded in jamming the
transmission signals of Radio Biafra, which had been operating illegally
from an unknown location.
Dr Yemi Folasade-Esan, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Information, stated this while speaking with State House correspondents after he had briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the ministry.
Folasade-Esan said that Buhari was adequately briefed on the activities of the illegal radio station and the successful blocking of its transmission signals.
“We also gave a report on (Radio Biafra) that right now, the signals from Radio Biafra have been jammed. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has successfully jammed that.
“The NBC is also working with security operatives to get those
behind that radio because it is an illegal radio. It is not licensed by
anybody to be on Nigeria’s airwaves.“
The permanent secretary disclosed that she also briefed the President on the activities of the nine parastatals and agencies under the ministry as well as the Federal Information Centres in the states of the federation.
According to her, the president raised concern about piracy and instructed the ministry to work harder to reduce piracy to ensure that the producers of intellectual property such as Nigerian movies, get what is due to them.
Folasade-Esan identified inadequate funding as one of the major challenges the ministry and its agencies were experiencing.
She said that the ministry was considering resuscitating its federal information services in each state of the federation considering their importance to the success of its mandate.
“Most of the challenges have to do with inadequate funding. We talked especially about National Press Centre that is not working up to the level it should work.
“We also talked about the Federal Information Centres. You will recall that we have Federal Information Centres in every state of the federation.
“They are not working optimally as well and we brought that to the fore because that is actually one of the strengths of the Federal Ministry of Information.
“We also talked a lot about the external publicity and the possibility of reopening the Federal Information Services abroad.“
Dr Yemi Folasade-Esan, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Information, stated this while speaking with State House correspondents after he had briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the ministry.
Folasade-Esan said that Buhari was adequately briefed on the activities of the illegal radio station and the successful blocking of its transmission signals.
“We also gave a report on (Radio Biafra) that right now, the signals from Radio Biafra have been jammed. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has successfully jammed that.
President Muhammadu Buhari
The permanent secretary disclosed that she also briefed the President on the activities of the nine parastatals and agencies under the ministry as well as the Federal Information Centres in the states of the federation.
According to her, the president raised concern about piracy and instructed the ministry to work harder to reduce piracy to ensure that the producers of intellectual property such as Nigerian movies, get what is due to them.
Folasade-Esan identified inadequate funding as one of the major challenges the ministry and its agencies were experiencing.
She said that the ministry was considering resuscitating its federal information services in each state of the federation considering their importance to the success of its mandate.
“Most of the challenges have to do with inadequate funding. We talked especially about National Press Centre that is not working up to the level it should work.
“We also talked about the Federal Information Centres. You will recall that we have Federal Information Centres in every state of the federation.
“They are not working optimally as well and we brought that to the fore because that is actually one of the strengths of the Federal Ministry of Information.
“We also talked a lot about the external publicity and the possibility of reopening the Federal Information Services abroad.“
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