Why Dasuki Paid US
N850m Annually
Sambo Dasuki, former national
security adviser, was reportedly advising United States firm of attorneys on
Boko Haram insurgency.
Pointblanknews reports that Dasuki had paid for such
consultation $3million, approximately, N850 million yearly.
United States State Department sources leaked a document according to which the firm was also expected to ‘pursue potential donation of military and law enforcement equipment from the US government.”
The firm, Patton Boggs LLC, situated in Washington DC,
seems to be the ‘favorite’ consultant’ of some top Nigeria government personnel
comprising a former Foreign Affairs minister, Ojo Maduekwe who employed the
firm for $1m annually to ‘advice Nigeria on bilateral relations with the US
government.’
Dasuki signed for Nigeria and J Gordon Arbuckle did
the same for the firm. It was not clear how long ex-NSA had been using foreign
based firms but this deal was sealed on August, 2013.
The document said the first payment of $750,000 was
paid on September 1, 2013.
The agreement clarifies the task in part “…by
providing a comprehensive security/defence advice, and to include pursuing
potential donation by the US government to the government of Nigeria excess
military and law enforcement equipment.”
It says further “We ask for an annual budget
of $3million USD, paid in quarterly instalments of $750,000, each payable on
the first day the engagement commences ( we recommend 1 September 2013) and
subsequently, on the first day of each successive quarter.”
“This budget will be all inclusive, that is, it will
cover our fees and those of others we engage to work with us, travel, other
operational costs and ordinary business expenses.”
Dasuki was in September prosecuted
on a one-count charge of illegal possession of firearms without license by the
federal government.
The
federal government had on October 26 re-arraigned him on additional five count
charges of retaining of illicit funds valued at millions of naira in his Sokoto
and Abuja residences.
Read the document below:
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