Dasuki as Court to Stop His Trial

The Former National Security Adviser Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to stop his trial for the refusal of the federal government to obey an order of the court granting him bail. 

In December 2015, Dasuki was granted bail by Yusuf Baba, justice of the FCT high court; while at Kuje prison in Abuja, Dasuki perfected the conditions of his bail, but operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) reportedly whisked him away to an unknown location. 

Court Adjourns Dasuki’s Trial Over Lawyers’ Absence

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday adjourned the trial of the ex National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, till Friday, due to the absence of his lawyers.

Dasuki is standing trial for alleged diversion of $2.1billion arms procurement fund.

The presiding judge, Justice Baba Yusuf, took the decision after he was informed that Dasuki’s lawyers – Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN) and Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN) – are attending an election petition tribunal’s sitting in Kogi.

Court Remands Dasuki in Kuje Prison

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Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court presided over by Justice Peter Affem has ordered that former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) should be remanded in Kuje prison pending when he meets the conditions of his bail.

Dasuki alongside Attahiru Bafarawa, former Sokoto State governor; Bashir Yuguda, former minister of state for finance, Shuaibu Salisu, and Sagir, Bafarawa’s son, were on Monday granted bail in the sum of N250 million each and were asked to provide two sureties in like sum as well as deposit their international passports at the court.

EFCC To Invite Okonjo-Iweala, Others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that it will invite top officials in the Goodluck Jonathan administration that had a hand in the disbursement of funds related to the arms purchase.

According to Vanguard Newspapers, a top EFCC source said top on the list is the former Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy in the last Administration, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

This is coming on the heels of the anti-graft agency’s resolve to re-open the case of the former Rivers state Governor, Dr. Peter Odili.

Reports say Odili allegedly received N100m from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

The former Governor has since debunked saying he collected N100m from the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Dr Adamu Muazu and not Dasuki.

Okonjo-Iweala. was accused of illegally disbursing funds to the former National Security Adviser.

Source: Leadership Online News

PDP faults President Buhari for Collecting SUVs from Dasuki

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari for dealing with the office of former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki (rtd) instead of that of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, regarding his purported collection of exotic cars from the federal government.

This is coming on the heels of denial by Buhari that he did not received the sum of $300,000 and five armoured SUVs from Dasuki, stressing that only two SUVs were sent to him.

But PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh, who faulted the defence of the president in a statement issued on Wednesday, called for a neutral body to be involved in the anti-graft campaign of the current administration.