Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki who is currently in detention on corruption allegations refused the Federal Government’s offer to attend the burial of his father and former Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki.
This was revealed by Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Danbazau who said that Dasuki also refused to go to Sokoto to mourn with the family. The minister who addressed the press in Sokoto yesterday stated:
“We had discussed with the Director-General, DSS, yesterday (Monday) and Sambo was offered to visit his late father on his hospital bed in Abuja.
“He declined and said he preferred to pray for him. He was also offered to be in Sokoto throughout the mourning period and he also declined, preferring to pray for his late father. That was the true situation.”
However, Col. Dasuki’s legal counsel, Ahmed Raji (SAN) claimed negligence of such offers from the Federal Government. He said, “I am not aware of such gesture and our client did not tell us that such offer was extended to him. If such courtesy was to be accorded, they should have informed the lawyers. But we were not informed. We are not aware of anything like that.”
The late Sultan who died at 93 was laid to rest yesterday in Sokoto.
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