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Nigeria's ex-national security adviser Dasuki charged | Nigeria's ex-national security adviser Dasuki charged |
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Nigeria's sacked national security adviser Sambo Dasuki has been charged in court with illegally possessing weapons, an official statement has said. | |
Firearms were seized during a raid on his properties last month, it added. | |
Mr Dasuki denied any wrongdoing at the time and said the weapons belonged to his security guards. | Mr Dasuki denied any wrongdoing at the time and said the weapons belonged to his security guards. |
He is the first senior official of the former government to be charged under President Muhammadu Buhari's rule. | He is the first senior official of the former government to be charged under President Muhammadu Buhari's rule. |
Mr Buhari took office in May after defeating former President Goodluck Jonathan in elections. | Mr Buhari took office in May after defeating former President Goodluck Jonathan in elections. |
He replaced Mr Dasuki and other security chiefs in a renewed effort to end a six-year insurgency by militant Islamist group Boko Haram. | He replaced Mr Dasuki and other security chiefs in a renewed effort to end a six-year insurgency by militant Islamist group Boko Haram. |
The Department of State Security said the decision to charge Mr Dasuki in court was in line with its commitment to upholding democratic values. | The Department of State Security said the decision to charge Mr Dasuki in court was in line with its commitment to upholding democratic values. |
No-one was above the law, no matter how highly placed they were in society, it added in a statement. | No-one was above the law, no matter how highly placed they were in society, it added in a statement. |