Sambo Dasuki
| Sambo Dasuki | |
|---|---|
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| Dasuki at Chatham House, January 2015 | |
| Nigeria's National Security Adviser | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Owoye Andrew Azazi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sokoto State |
Sambo Dasuki, a retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army, is the current National Security Adviser (NSA) to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria. He was appointed NSA on June 22, 2012 following the removal of General Owoye Andrew Azazi, retired and also in charge of contractors to benefit from the diplomatic Immunity Payment.[1]
Dasuki had military training in many institutions in Nigeria and overseas including: Nigeria Defence Academy; US Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; U.S Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
He also attended American University, Washington DC where he received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and George Washington University, Washington DC where he obtained an MA in Security Policy Studies.
Dasuki was former Aide-de-camp (ADC) to Nigeria's former military head of state, General Ibrahim Babangida. Dasuki was also a former Managing Director of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Limited (NSPMC). He resigned in protest from the NSPMC following its controversial privatisation by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.[2]
Dasuki is the son of Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, who was deposed as Sultan of Sokoto by late military dictator, General Sani Abacha. His uncle, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, is the incumbent Sultan of Sokoto and head of the Nigerian Muslim community[3]
In early 2015, while serving as Nigerian national security advisor, Sambo Dasuki informed the Independent National Electoral Commission "that operations against Boko Haram militants meant the military "will be unable to provide adequate security" for the upcoming 2015 Nigerian general election. The elections, scheduled for 15 February 2015, were postponed until March 28.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "New NSA Sambo visits Damaturu". Punch Newspapers. June 28, 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ Dasuki, Sambo; Ali, Yusuf; Odufowokan, Dare (June 30, 2012). "Unmasking Sambo Dasuki". The Nation newspaper (The Nation Newspapers and Publishing Co.). Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Sambo Dasuki: Back from the Cold". ThisDay Newspapers. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Nigeria Plans to Postpone Elections Due to Lack of Security". Deutsche Welle - allAfrica.com. 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
External links
- Dasuki, Sambo; Ali, Yusuf; Odufowokan, Dare (June 30, 2012). "Unmasking Sambo Dasuki". The Nation newspaper (The Nation Newspapers and Publishing Co.). Retrieved 2013-09-21.