New Allegation Against Dasuki Will Not Hold Water – Lawyer

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New Allegation Against Dasuki Will Not Hold Water – Lawyer

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In view of the new charge slammed against former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, his lawyer, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN) has declared that Dasuki legally left the army in 1994 and his exit in the military was officially gazetted by the Federal Government through the former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar in 1999.Barrister Raji claims that his client is not a fugitive, but a lawfully retired officer of the Nigerian Army.While speaking to an online medium, Dasuki’s lawyer said that: “the allegation of fugitive against Dasuki cannot hold water to stand in the face of the law in view of the official gazette of the Federal Government that confirmed his retirement from the military.“It is curious that the prosecution counsel who initially claimed ignorance of the reason behind the denial of bail is now coming up with these excuses”¦ I am tempted to believe that my learned friend Mr. Rotimi Jacob SAN, must be genuinely mixing-up the facts or mistake of identity.”The lawyer further added that: “The allegation is baseless, unwarranted and malicious because his exit was in the gazette of the Federal government. We accordingly urge those holding Dasuki in custody in flagrant disobedience to the court order that granted him bail to have a rethink and respect the rule of law.”It would be recalled that a counsel to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the trial of Dasuki on alleged money laundering, Mr. Rotimi Jacob, had last Thursday told Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf that Dasuki was being detained by DSS in spite of the bail granted him by the judge because of his past in the military.Mr. Jacob (SAN) specifically told the court that Dasuki went on an exile for seven years and that during the period he allegedly breached the army service rules.  

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