Hima had shot to wealth during the Issoufou presidency after building important links to the PNDS when it was in opposition  and  crucially  to the National Security Advisor to Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan  Sambo Dasuki...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     But defence policy has been driven by service chiefs for several years now: the main change since Buhari came to power has been to downsize the Office of the National Security Advisor  which had acted under Aliyu Mohammed Gusau and Sambo Dasuki as a parallel government and procurement agency when the PDP was in power from 1999-2015...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	    ) from the then National Security Advisor  Colonel Sambo Dasuki...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     His predecessor Goodluck Jonathan's allies  including former Petroleum Minister Diezani Allison-Madueke; former National Security Advisor  Colonel Sambo Dasuki  and even ex-presidential wife Patience Jonathan are targets but are fighting back hard on the legal front...
	 
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	     Cases against former National Security Advisor Colonel Sambo Dasuki and ex-Oil Minister Diezani Allison-Madueke  under police restriction in London  are proceeding glacially...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	      Colonel Sambo Dasuki  a former National Security Advisor  and sundry colleagues are accused of diverting over US$2 billion from the annual security budget of some $6bn...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     The government's investigation into Tompolo's affairs follows its launch of investigations into former top officials in Jonathan's government: Colonel Sambo Dasuki  the former National Security Advisor; Diezani Allison-Madueke  Petroleum Minister; Kingsley Kuku  Presidential Amnesty Programme chief...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Dasuki's sinking star We hear the EFCC may now lay corruption charges against former National Security Advisor Sambo Dasuki  as well as Gordon Obua  Jonathan's Chief Security Officer  who this week was forced to deny media speculation that he was dead (AC Vol 56 No 4  Democracy delayed)...
	 
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	     INEC's decision to postpone the polls for six weeks  after being told by the National Security Advisor  Colonel Sambo Dasuki  that the military couldn't spare any soldiers on the original date of 14 February  gave it a chance to distribute most of the remaining 30 mn...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     INEC's decision to postpone the polls for six weeks  after being told by the National Security Advisor  Colonel Sambo Dasuki  that the military couldn't spare any soldiers on the original date of 14 February  gave it a chance to distribute most of the remaining 30 mn...