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Ribadu directs El-Rufai to submit evidence over alleged Thallium Sulphate importation.
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DSS to investigate claim as ONSA denies procurement of toxic substance.
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Tinubu’s aide accuses El-Rufai of “playing games,” demands release of NSA’s reply.
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has asked former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to provide evidence supporting his allegation that the Federal Government imported poisonous Thallium Sulphate.
Ribadu disclosed that the claim has been referred to the Department of State Services (DSS) for investigation, adding that El-Rufai and other relevant persons would be invited to substantiate the allegation.
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In a letter signed on his behalf by Brigadier-General OM Adesuyi of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Ribadu stated:
“ONSA has neither procured nor initiated any process for the purchase of such material, and has no intention of doing so.”
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The letter further noted that the allegation had been formally referred to the DSS for a comprehensive probe.
“Your Excellency and other parties involved, who may possess relevant information relating to this claim will be duly invited by the Service to provide any evidence that may assist in an in-depth investigation, establishing the facts and ensuring due diligence.”
Meanwhile, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, dismissed the allegation and challenged El-Rufai to publish the NSA’s response.
Posting on Facebook, Ajayi accused the former governor of “playing games” and “playing to the gallery,” insisting that no government agency imported Thallium Sulphate from Poland.
“El-Rufai certainly got a reply to his letter from the NSA’s office, and he should be honourable enough to release it just as he mischievously released his own letter,” Ajayi stated.
The controversy followed El-Rufai’s earlier publication of a letter addressed to the NSA, in which he sought clarification over the alleged importation of approximately 10 kilograms of the toxic substance.