… DSS Transfers Dasuki To EFCC, Dokpesi Remains In Detention
BEVERLY HILLS, December 02 (THEWILL) – A combined team of security operatives from the Department of State Security Service (DSS) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday in Ikoyi, Lagos, arrested Kayode Are, a retired colonel and former director-general, DSS, at about 5:52pm.
Investigations gathered by THEWILL showed that his arrest might not be unconnected with $2 billion security budget allegedly mismanaged by Sambo Dasuki, former President Goodluck Jonathan’s national security adviser and his team.
Are was arrested at his Ikoyi residence barely 24 hours after Attahiru Bafarawa, a former governor of Sokoto State; Raymond Dokpesi, chairman emeritus of Daar Communications – African Independent Television (AIT) and Dasuki were arrested.
Are is currently the chairman of Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s N3 billion Ogun State Security Trust Fund.
Are confirmed his arrest to THEWILL correspondent during a phone conversation but declined that he was involved in the $2 billion arms fraud.
“They (security operatives) are still here; they are arresting me now. I am busy packing my loads, I am being subjected to the excesses of the power that be. I am facing my problem alone. Thank you, thank you,” he said.
Meanwhile, the DSS has moved Dasuki to the EFCC headquarters for further questioning, THEWILL can report.
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Dasuki was picked up by the operatives of DSS on Tuesday after laying siege to his residence for weeks and restricting his movement over the $2.1 billion arms procurement deal.
THEWILL further learnt that the EFCC has obtained a magistrate court order to further detain Dokpesi.
The Federal High Court in Abuja will sit Thursday for the hearing of the motion filed by the Federal Government seeking to revoke the bail granted Dasuki.
At the last resumed hearing of the suit, lawyer to the Federal Government, Mohammed Diri, told the court that a notice of appeal had been lodged at the Court of Appeal challenging the judgment of the court granting bail to the former NSA.
Dasuki, who had pleaded not guilty to previous charges of alleged illegal possession of firearms and money-laundering preferred against him.
A Federal High Court had previously granted him bail to enable him seek medical treatment abroad.
