• Home
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Fact-Check
  • Economy
  • National
    • Government
  • Security
  • Features
  • State
  • Event
    • PR Nigeria Award
  • E-Paper
Search
  • Home
  • About
  • Adverts
  • Contact
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
PRNIGERIA PRNigeria News
PRNIGERIA PRNIGERIA
  • Home
  • Anti-Corruption
    • NAHCON

      Renewed Hope in Hajj Operations: NAHCON Records Milestone Achievements Under Tinubu…

      Mohammed Idris Malagi, Honorable Minister of Information and National Orientation

      FG Reaffirms Non-Interference in ICPC, EFCC Operations

      ICPC Secures Conviction of Rector for Running Unaccredited Degree Programmes

      Engr Abba Babagana Dalori

      Engr Dalori Forfeits Galaxy Hospital, Petrol Station, Properties & Cash

      Chinese nationals jailed in Lagos

      Court Jails Nine Chinese Nationals for Cybercrime in Lagos

  • Fact-Check
  • Economy
    • FG, States, LGs Share N2.225trn Revenue for August – FAAC

      Nigeria Customs Aligns with Finance Ministry over 4% FOB Policy Review

      Members Board of Directors of Dangote Refinery

      Dangote Refinery Deploys 4,000 CNG Trucks, Promises 24,000 Jobs as Fuel…

      Renewed Hope in Central Banking

      Book Review: Renewed Hope in Central Banking – A Blueprint for…

      NAHCON

      Renewed Hope in Hajj Operations: NAHCON Records Milestone Achievements Under Tinubu…

  • National
    • Sowore vs DSS: Free Speech or Defamation? By Mohammed Bego Abdullahi

      NAF Air Strikes Kill Scores of Terrorists, Destroy Enclaves in Borno

      FG, States, LGs Share N2.225trn Revenue for August – FAAC

      Tinubu Lifts State of Emergency in Rivers, Reinstates Fubara, Legislators

      Crowned Prince Salman of Saudi Arabia

      Saudi Frees Nigerian Pilgrims Framed by Drug Syndicate

    • Government
      • Court Dismisses Suit Seeking to Bar ICPC from Probing Bauchi Security…

        Kano’s Corruption Storm: A Test of Media Ethics and Public Relations…

        Sowore vs DSS: Free Speech or Defamation? By Mohammed Bego Abdullahi

        FG, States, LGs Share N2.225trn Revenue for August – FAAC

        ICPC Secures Six-Year Jail Term for Sokoto River Basin Director

  • Security
    • massive cache of logistics

      Troops Intercept 700 Bags of Fertilizer, Drugs Meant for Terrorists in…

      Soldiers

      Army Condemns Soldier to Death by Hanging for Killing Tricycle Rider

      NDLEA Logo

      NDLEA Hands Over Intercepted 60 Cartons of Pregabalin to NAFDAC in…

      Police Officer

      Imo Police Raid IPOB/ESN Hideout, Arrest 18 Suspects, Recover Arms

      Troops Raid Illegal Arms Factory in Plateau, Arrest Suspect, Recover Weapons

  • Features
    • Kano’s Corruption Storm: A Test of Media Ethics and Public Relations…

      Sowore vs DSS: Free Speech or Defamation? By Mohammed Bego Abdullahi

      A Group of Terrorists/Bandits

      Nigeria Fights Back Against Banditry and Insecurity By Senator Iroegbu

      A Group of Terrorists/Bandits

      Nigeria Fights Back Against Banditry and Insecurity

      Engr. Suleiman Bolakale Kawu Agaka

      Engr. Kawu: A Heroic Homecoming for a Man of the People…

  • State
    • Soldiers

      Army Condemns Soldier to Death by Hanging for Killing Tricycle Rider

      Court Dismisses Suit Seeking to Bar ICPC from Probing Bauchi Security…

      NDLEA Logo

      NDLEA Hands Over Intercepted 60 Cartons of Pregabalin to NAFDAC in…

      Police Officer

      Imo Police Raid IPOB/ESN Hideout, Arrest 18 Suspects, Recover Arms

      Kano’s Corruption Storm: A Test of Media Ethics and Public Relations…

  • Event
    • Chairman NAHCON Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman meets with Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda

      NAHCON Boss Meets Katsina Governor, Pushes for Early 2026 Hajj Payments,…

      Flier for the programs that happened for the elderly by members of BUKAA FCT

      BUKAA FCT Appreciates Sponsors after Aerobics, Football Exercises

      Prof. Abubakar Mu’azu

      UNIMAID appoints Prof. Mu’azu as Pioneer Dean, Faculty of Communication

      NIPR President Ike Neliaku

      NIPR Inducts 422 New Members, Urges Commitment to National Unity

      Baze University Management visits TETFUND, Showcases Tech-Driven Growth, National Impact

    • PR Nigeria Award
  • E-Paper
Home Anti-Corruption Bafarawa, Son Lose Bid To Separate Trial from Dasuki
  • Anti-Corruption

Bafarawa, Son Lose Bid To Separate Trial from Dasuki

By
Wilson Uwujaren
-
October 19, 2017
Ex-NSA Sambo Dasuki
Ex-NSA Sambo Dasuki

Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, October 19, 2017 struck out an application by a former Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, his son, Sagir Attahiru and their family company, Dalhatu Investment Limited, seeking to separate their trial from that of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), in the alleged charge of diverting $2.1bn meant for the purchase of arms to fight Boko Haram insurgents.

The applicants complained that the “continuous unnecessary delay” of their trial along with Dasuki is negatively affecting their family business and detrimental to their advantage.

Bafarawa’s counsel, Kayode Olatoke, SAN, told the court that, the former governor and his son want be separately tried.

According to him, the applicants’ trial if separated from Dasuki’s would guarantee their constitutional rights to a speedy trial within reasonable time in line with Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution.

In a 15 paragraph affidavit in support of the motion, the three applicants claimed that “since the trial began in 2015, no reasonable progress had been made because other parties had brought different motion to the court to challenge jurisdiction and to have the charges quashed”.

Read Also:

  • Troops Intercept 700 Bags of Fertilizer, Drugs Meant for Terrorists in Yobe
  • Army Condemns Soldier to Death by Hanging for Killing Tricycle Rider
  • Court Dismisses Suit Seeking to Bar ICPC from Probing Bauchi Security Votes

However, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, told the court that “Bafarawa, his son and their family company, Dalhatu Investment Limited, were properly joined with Dasuki, Bashiru Yuguda and Shuaibu Salisu for their joint roles in the diversion of $2.1billion arms funds”

Jacobs informed the court that Dalhatu investment owned by Bafarawa and his son was the receiver of the alleged stolen fund into its UBA account, noting that once their charges with Dasuki are separated, it would be practically and legally impossible to prove the case of conspiracy.

The learned silk further argued that separation of the trial as canvassed by the applicants would further delay the speedy trial of the joint charge stressing that the prosecution was fully prepared to prove the case against the defendants within a reasonable time.

Dasuki who was represented in court by Adeola Adedipe, argued that Bafarawa and his son cannot be tried outside him without fundamental amendment to the present charge against them, adding that the offence of conspiracy cannot be tried separately.

Justice Baba-Yusuf after taking arguments from counsel dismissed the application for lack of merit and adjourned to December 6 – 7, 2017 for hearing.

Wilson Uwujaren

Head, Media and Publicity

VISIT OUR OTHER WEBSITES
PRNigeria.com EconomicConfidential.com PRNigeria.com/Hausa/
EmergencyDigest.com PoliticsDigest.ng TechDigest.ng
HealthDigest.ng SpokesPersonsdigest.com TeensDigest.ng
ArewaAgenda.com Hausa.ArewaAgenda.com YAShuaib.com
  • TAGS
  • Bafarawa
  • Boko Haram
  • Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf
  • sambo dasuki
Previous articleNEMA staff Commence Indefinite Nationwide Strike
Next articleFG Charges Senator Misau with Falsehood Against Police Boss
Wilson Uwujaren
Wilson Uwujaren
https://prnigeria.com/

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

NAF Air Strikes Kill Scores of Terrorists, Destroy Enclaves in Borno

Tinubu Lifts State of Emergency in Rivers, Reinstates Fubara, Legislators

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Minister of Women Affairs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim presenting a cheque to women

Renewed Hope Agenda: Group Passes Vote Of Confidence On Tinubu’s Minister, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim

Omoyele Sowore and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Finally, DSS Files Charge Against Sowore, Twitter, and Facebook over Anti-Tinubu Post

NAHCON

Renewed Hope in Hajj Operations: NAHCON Records Milestone Achievements Under Tinubu Administration

Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and Nafisa Abdullah Aminu

Global Winner Nafisa Visits Professor Isa Pantami

Omoyele Sowore, Bayo Ononuga and Adeola Ajayi

Sowore’s Provocation, Onanuga’s Plea and the DSS Overreach

Police Nab ‘Obi of Lagos,’ Foil ₦1.5 Billion New Palace Fraud

FACT-CHECK: Did Governor Uba Sani describe El-Rufai as “Godsent” who assisted him with various needs, including property acquisitions and even against Peter Obi?

The Arrest of Ansaru Kingpins Mahmud Muhammad Usman aka Abu Bara’a, and Mahmud al-Nigeri aka Mallam Mamuda

DSS Secures 15-Year Jail Term for Ansaru Leader Over Illegal Mining

Mrs Diiarau Didi Esther Walson-Jack OON mni, SEC 30, 2008, the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation

Personnel Audit to End Guesswork in Civil Service Reforms – Walson-Jack

Nigerian Army Rescues Abducted Major in Delta State

LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply

Log in to leave a comment

Recent Posts

  • Troops Intercept 700 Bags of Fertilizer, Drugs Meant for Terrorists in Yobe
  • Army Condemns Soldier to Death by Hanging for Killing Tricycle Rider
  • Court Dismisses Suit Seeking to Bar ICPC from Probing Bauchi Security Votes
  • NDLEA Hands Over Intercepted 60 Cartons of Pregabalin to NAFDAC in Kano
  • Imo Police Raid IPOB/ESN Hideout, Arrest 18 Suspects, Recover Arms
  • Home
  • About
  • Adverts
  • Contact
© 2020 PRNigeria. All Rights Reserved.
Latest News
Troops Intercept 700 Bags of Fertilizer, Drugs Meant for Terrorists in YobeArmy Condemns Soldier to Death by Hanging for Killing Tricycle RiderCourt Dismisses Suit Seeking to Bar ICPC from Probing Bauchi Security VotesNDLEA Hands Over Intercepted 60 Cartons of Pregabalin to NAFDAC in KanoImo Police Raid IPOB/ESN Hideout, Arrest 18 Suspects, Recover ArmsKano’s Corruption Storm: A Test of Media Ethics and Public Relations By Umar BabangidaTroops Raid Illegal Arms Factory in Plateau, Arrest Suspect, Recover WeaponsSowore vs DSS: Free Speech or Defamation? By Mohammed Bego AbdullahiNAF Air Strikes Kill Scores of Terrorists, Destroy Enclaves in BornoFG, States, LGs Share N2.225trn Revenue for August – FAACICPC Secures Six-Year Jail Term for Sokoto River Basin DirectorNAHCON Boss Meets Katsina Governor, Pushes for Early 2026 Hajj Payments, Promises Easier ExerciseKaduna Police Arrest Two Suspects Over Illegal Possession of FirearmsTinubu Lifts State of Emergency in Rivers, Reinstates Fubara, LegislatorsBadaru Joins Global Leaders at Beijing Forum on Peace, Security
X whatsapp