Court Throws Out Dasuki’s Application to Stop Trial

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Court Throws Out Dasuki’s Application to Stop Trial

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Justice Husseini Baba of a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday discarded an application initiated by the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), attempting to stop his trial on the charges of diversion of N32bn arms fund. Specifically, the judge ruled that contrary to Dasuki’s allegation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ”Ž(EFCC) was not in contempt of its order granting him (Dasuki) bail on December 18, 2015. It would be recalled that Dasuki was re-apprehended by the operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) on December 29, 2015, not too long after he perfected his bail conditions and was released by Kuje prison. The immediate past NSA through his application had prayed the judge to stop the anti-graft agency from prosecuting him over an alleged “brazen” disobedience of the orders of the court granting him bail. However, Justice Baba in his declaration held that since it had been confirmed that Dasuki was being held by the Department of State Service, which “is a stranger” in the case, the EFCC which is prosecuting Dasuki and his co-accused could not be said to have violated the bail order. The court ruled that the only option open to the former NSA was to file necessary suit in line with section 46 of the 1999 Constitution for the enforcement of his right to liberty. Further hearing on the matter has been adjourned till March 23 for trial. Dasuki is being prosecuted alongside former Director of Finance and Administration, Office of the National Security Adviser, Shuaibu Salisu. Others are: a former General Manager, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Aminu Babakusa, and two companies ”“ Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited. ”Ž  

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