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The family of Sambo Dasuki, Nigeria’s former national security adviser, have been denied a visa to enter the United States over links to property bought with questionable funds in the country.

According to a new investigation by the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF), Dasuki purchased a 127-acre horse farm in South Carolina in 2002 using questionable funds. At the time, Dasuki was leading Nigeria’s Security Printing and Minting company (NSPMC), responsible for printing the nation’s currency.
The investigation, conducted in collaboration with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Initiative (OCCRP), The Post and Courier in South Carolina, and The Houston Chronicle in Texas, also uncovered attempts by Dasuki’s family to obtain an American investor visa using the farm as proof of investment.

In 2015, Dasuki was indicted for misappropriating billions of dollars intended for the fight against Boko Haram. PPLAAF’s latest findings indicate that approximately $27 million from these funds were traced to luxury real estate purchases in the United States, including the South Carolina horse farm.

According to the investigation, Dasuki’s wife, Farida, in her visa application, claimed that the funds used for the purchase came from a $1 million lobbying contract her husband secured while heading Nigeria’s NSPMC.

She told US officials that Dasuki lobbied Ghanaian officials on behalf of a Texas-based oil company seeking access to an offshore oil platform. However, the US government rejected the visa application, citing serious concerns about the source of the funds. There is no indication that further action was taken against the property.

The farm, transferred to Dasuki’s wife, boasts an equestrian center featuring “55 stalls, 16 paddocks ranging from small to large, a quarter-mile track, stadium ring equipment with jumps, four horses, four barns, and trails throughout.” It is currently used as an Airbnb rental and wedding venue, the report stated.

This revelation follows a 2024 PPLAAF investigation with The Washington Post and Times, which exposed Dasuki’s involvement in laundering money through luxury properties in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

Nigerian officials have since urged US authorities to trace the funds used in these acquisitions. Despite these efforts, Dasuki’s associates still own several of these properties, and his family retains ownership of the South Carolina farm.

“Dasuki has continued to profit while the Nigerian people bear the brunt of the perpetual misappropriation of public funds in the country. This case is a critical test of the US and Nigerian authorities’ commitment to fighting financial crime. No one can doubt that corruption contributes to insecurity. Terrorist groups have thrived in the Sahel partly because of the diversion of funds meant for national security,” Jimmy Kande, PPLAAF’s Western Africa director, said, emphasising the implications of financial crimes.

The impact of financial misappropriation in Nigeria is severe. Over 65% of Nigerians are multidimensionally poor despite billions of naira budgeted for poverty alleviation programmes and other intervention annually.

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Nice one! All these bastards must not be allowed to escape the hellhole they created and turned Nigeria into. Wicked souls.

I pour una spit for face

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#Dasukigate comes to mind.

America and Canadian government should not only deny them visas; they should arrest all those linked to corruption and embezzlement of our commonwealth, as well as those who undermine our democracy, when they come seeking visas, since Nigerian government treats them with kid gloves.

The west is really trying for us by using legitimate means to frustrate people with questionable characters.

Na we wey no wan help ourselves, especially the useless and thoughtless agbadorians among us.

Hmmm

hmm

loot naija and run abroad to ball

I love it.
Those bastard needs to be dealth with?

Good!

Confiscate the property, sell it and designate it as USAID funds, don’t send it back to people that will put it in bullion vans or large pockets

By the way there’s also this property in NYC bought for over $2 million by the daughter of a corrupt politician. She’s a recent graduate who didn’t have a job when the property was acquired. Confiscate it and send it to my research institute currently doing a study on Agbadorians to understand their kind within the human species.

This is why the North is poor. They steal the money and go and deposit it in USA/UK and pay the property taxes. On 125 acre will be paying up to $10000 monthly as property tax. This will be used for schools and other amenities in the USA.
Sambo Dasuki is from Sokoto.

Sokoto State one of the states with a high poverty rate. Several areas in Sokoto experience poverty.

• Gwadabawa: This area is known for having a large rural population with limited access to infrastructure and social services.
• Shagari: Known for its agricultural population, it struggles with basic amenities like electricity, clean water, and healthcare.
• Sokoto South: Certain parts of this local government area are underdeveloped, with large portions of the population relying on subsistence farming.
• Tambuwal: Though Tambuwal town is relatively more developed, many of its rural outlying areas are poor and lack access to basic services.
2. Goribawa (Goribawa District): A rural area known for extreme poverty and lack of modern infrastructure.
3. Tureta: This is another rural area with high poverty levels, where the population primarily engages in farming and livestock rearing with limited access to markets.
4. Wamakko Local Government Area: Some parts of Wamakko experience extreme poverty due to limited economic activities outside agriculture, with inadequate road networks and social infrastructure.

Poverty Levels:
• Extreme Poverty: Many people in these areas live below the poverty line, unable to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter. This is especially true in the most remote areas.
• Unemployment: The lack of industrial and economic development has led to very high unemployment, especially among the youth, contributing to the cycle of poverty.
• Agriculture Dependence: Many of these rural areas are heavily dependent on agriculture, which is vulnerable to climate change, poor soil quality, and inadequate farming technology.
• Access to Education: Education is limited, especially for girls, and the literacy rate is low compared to urban areas. This affects long-term development and perpetuates poverty.
• Healthcare: Access to quality healthcare is minimal. The few health centers are often understaffed, underfunded, and lack necessary equipment.

Sokoto ranks among the poorest states in Nigeria based on various indicators, and poverty alleviation programs have struggled to make significant impacts in these areas. There’s an ongoing need for infrastructure development, job creation, and education improvements to tackle these challenges.

This con3 is long gone. I'm even more scared of the present generation and the future ones, they are more deadly and heartless

You see why all these minions are always attacking Trump on this forum?

They're paid by politicians to make Trump look bad just like the democrats were paying the media.

They know Trump may just wake up tomorrow and sieze all their stolen funds and properties so they're doing everything in their power to make him look bad.

Serve them right, may them sit for their country.

It is a new dawn . A season where big names will be likened to big problem at embassies .. a season of big trouble for greedy politicians .. God bless President Trump

Someone said he's happy Trump won election, that Tulumbu will find it difficult for his reelection


Imagine this bastards used that money for mechanized farming or food processing factory. I met with a Nigerian who lives in Spain and came to Nigeria for conference. He talked about corn, onion and tomatoe processing, I was wowed. Our political thieves lack ideas and end up investing in real estate decaying all over the country

The US government should take over the property

Nice one! All these our heartless politicians, after causing the masses pain, and hardship, they will be running to the abroad to chill with their families.

Oil dey the head of that visa officer

God bless America. Please, do the same when these kleptomaniacs need medical attention. Make the epileptic medical facilities fit kill them.

Ewooo....that sambo was a very big thief....dude was looting and sharing money for security reasons to PDP , family and friends...this was one of the reasons I voted APC in 2015 ...not knowing I was bringing in the bigger evil

They would have allowed him to enter, then arrest him to prove his source of fund. Failure to do so convincingly, you jail him there for us.

Na visa denial come de de reign now.

This Dansuki is that PDP man that Buhari imprsioned that was sharing money like sweet for GEJ na, abi non be am?

Since 2002...U.s no get joy

Make dem free dasuki abeg..... Last week I saw people celebrating babangida

Jonathan and BHUARI cabinets wrecked Nigeria economy

What exactly are these people looking for in the US? Can someone make me understand?

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