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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. | 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. | 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. |
| In a separate statement, his office said he had ordered an investigation into military equipment bought since 2007. | In a separate statement, his office said he had ordered an investigation into military equipment bought since 2007. |
| The investigation was part of an effort to curb corruption and ensure that the military was properly equipped, it added. | The investigation was part of an effort to curb corruption and ensure that the military was properly equipped, it added. |
| Mr Buhari replaced Mr Dasuki and other security chiefs last month in a renewed effort to end a six-year insurgency by militant Islamist group Boko Haram. | Mr Buhari replaced Mr Dasuki and other security chiefs last month 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 was in line with its commitment to upholding democratic values. | The Department of State Security said the decision to charge Mr Dasuki 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. |
| Analysis: Mansur Liman, Editor, BBC Hausa Service | |
| Mr Dasuki played a prominent role in the fight against terrorism during Goodluck Jonathan's rule. | |
| Many accused him of not only advising him on security issues, but also of taking over the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence. | |
| It was clear that the defence minister at the time, Aliyu Gusau, was sidelined during the last few months of the Jonathan government. | |
| Mr Dasuki was at the centre of a row over Nigeria's unorthodox arms procurement in 2014, when South Africa seized suitcases packed with millions of dollars of cash at an airport in Johannesburg. | |
| The Nigerian government said the money was intended to purchase weapons for the fight against Boko Haram, and denied allegations of corruption. | |
| Mr Dasuki argued for the postponement of Nigeria's presidential elections earlier this year, citing the security situation. |