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Sambo Dasuki
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… Adjourns Trial to February 24, 2016

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An Abuja High Court has again reaffirmed the bail granted former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki and five others in the arm deal trial involving $2.1bn.
Justice Baba Yusuf reaffirmed the bail on Dasuki on the ground that he was entitled to it and having being admitted to same since 2015 when the federal government brought criminal charges against him.
Dasuki and five others were re-arraigned before Justice Baba Yusuf on the criminal charges that was transferred from Justice Peter Affen of the FCT High Court to the new court. However after the 22 count charges were read to the six defendants and all pleaded not guilty, counsel to Dasuki, Mr. Ahmed Raji applied to the court to reaffirm the bail granted to the ex-NSA even though he has not been allowed to enjoy same since December 2015.
The counsel submitted that it was on record that the FCT High Court 24 admitted Colonel Dasuki retired on bail before he was illegally arrested and detained by the Department of the State Security Services (DSS).
Raji argued that with the transfer of the case from Justice Affen to Justice Baba Yusuf, the DSS has been separated from the matter, adding that the court record indicated that the Ex-NSA is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and not DSS that had been acting as interloper.
The counsel further said that the illegal act of interloper should not be used to divest the court of its power to reaffirm the bail granted  Dasuki earlier because he is entitled to it.
The SAN then urged Justice Baba Yusuf to adopt the bail conditions earlier granted Dasuki before Justice Affen and reaffirm same in the interest of justice.
The counsel argued that it is wrong of the prosecution counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) to have objected to the reaffirmation of the bail condition on Dasuki, adding that he (Dasuki) has in his possession a judgment of the ECOWAS Court which last year set aside the unlawful detention of the Ex-NSA and also imposed a fine of N15,000,000 on the Federal Government as compensation to his client.
Another Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, who spoke as a friend of the court argued that there was no dispute that Dasuki was granted bail but has not been released by the DSS to enjoy the bail.
The Senior counsel described the action of DSS as most unfortunate and urged Justice Baba Yusuf to resist the temptation of being drawn into the illegality of actions of the DSS on Colonel Dasuki.
The Federal Government Counsel, Mr Rotimi Jacob had informed the court that he has no objection to the affirmation of the bail earlier granted to five other defendants in the trial. But however urged the judge not to make any pronouncement or order in respect of the bail for Dasuki since he has not being allowed to enjoy any bail.
Rotimi Jacobs said: “Court must not act in vain, there is no point making an order in vain. Dasuki has been in the custody of the DSS since 2015 and is still there till today.”
However in his brief ruling, Justice Baba Yusuf said that it is undisputable fact that Ex-NSA being the second defendant in the charge was admitted bail in 2015 and that it would be in the interest of justice to reaffirm the same bail irrespective of the action of another arm of the security agencies.
The judge adjourned trial in the matter to February 24, 2016.
Others charged along with Dasuki are former Finance Minister of State, Mallam Bashir Yuguda; a former Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser(ONSA), Shuaibu Salisu; Dalhatu Investment; Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa and a former Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa. They were charged with corruption and breach of trust contrary to Section 215 of the Penal Code and Section 17B of the EFCC Act 2004.
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