Again, FG fails to Produce Dasuki before Federal High Court

The Federal Gov­ernment yesterday failed to produce the former National Se­curity Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court at Maitama for tri­al in the money launder­ing and breach of trust charges brought against him and others since last year.Dasuki, who was charged along with five others before Justice Pe­ter Affen, was granted bail when he was first ar­raigned but re-arrested and had been kept in cus­tody of the State Security Services (SSS) since last December.Others who are being prosecuted along with the former NSA with respect to charges of di­version of funds include a former Director of Fi­nance in the Office of the NSA, Shuaibu Salisu; a former Finance Minister of State, Bashir Yuguda; a former Sokoto Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa; the ex governor’s son, Sagir Attahiru and a firm, Dal­hatu Investment.At the resumed trial yesterday, counsel to the Federal Government, M. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) in­formed the judge that he was surprised that Da­suki who was the second defendant in the charge w