THE TRIALS OF DASUKI AND MALAMI — A STUDY IN NEMESIS: WHAT YOU DO UNTO OTHERS - By Yushau A Shuaib
Some call it the law of karma. I prefer the older formulation: what you do unto others shall, in time, be done unto you. Nigeria’s recent political history offers few more instructive illustrations of this truth than the parallel fates of Sambo Dasuki and Abubakar Malami. Those expressing sympathy for former Attorney‑General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, over his current ordeal with the EFCC and the DSS may have conveniently forgotten what befell former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki—arrested barely a day after handing over office. His story remains one of the most troubling indictments of executive overreach in Nigeria’s democratic era: a case study in how personal vendetta, political score‑settling, and institutional disregard for judicial authority can be disguised as the pursuit of justice. THE ROOTS OF BITTER FEUD The roots of the Dasuki saga run deep into Nigeria’s military past. Dasuki played a significant role in financing and fa...