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Government Again, Court Grants Dasuki Bail

An Abuja High Court has again reaffirmed the safeguard conceded previous National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and five others in the arm bargain trial including $2.1billion. 

Equity Baba Yusuf reaffirmed the abandon Dasuki in light of the fact that he (Dasuki) was qualified for it and having been admitted to same since 2015 when the government brought charges against him. 

Dasuki and five others were re-summoned before Justice Baba Yusuf on the criminal allegations that were exchanged from Justice Peter Affen additionally of an Abuja High Court. 

Be that as it may, after the 22-check charge were perused to the six respondents and all argued not blameworthy, advice to Dasuki, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), connected to the court to reaffirm the safeguard conceded to the ex-NSA despite the fact that he has not been permitted to appreciate same since December 2015. 

Three distinctive high courts have allowed Dasuki safeguard yet the safeguard requests were not obeyed by the administration. He has been in authority since December 2015. 

The insight expressed Dasuki had been confessed to safeguard before he was illicitly captured and kept by the Department of the State Security Services (DSS). 

Raji contended that with the exchange of the case from Justice Affen to Justice Baba Yusuf, the DSS had been isolated from the matter, including that the court record showed that Dasuki was being arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and not DSS that had been going about as intruder. 

The insight additionally said the illicit demonstration of intruder ought not be utilized to strip the court of its energy to reaffirm the safeguard allowed Dasuki before in light of the fact that he was qualified for it. 

He then encouraged Justice Baba Yusuf to embrace the safeguard conditions prior conceded Dasuki before Justice Affen and reaffirm same in light of a legitimate concern for equity. 

The direction contended that it wasn't right of the indictment advise, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) to have protested the reaffirmation of the safeguard condition on Dasuki, including that he (Dasuki) previously possessed a judgment of the ECOWAS Court which a year ago put aside the unlawful confinement of the Ex-NSA and furthermore forced a fine of N15million on the government as pay to his customer. 

Another Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, who talked as a companion of the court contended that there was no debate that Dasuki was allowed safeguard however has not been discharged by the DSS to appreciate the safeguard. 

The senior advice portrayed the activity of DSS as most heartbreaking and asked Justice Yusuf to oppose the allurement of being drawn into the illicitness of activities of the DSS on Dasuki. 



The government direct, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) had educated the court that he has no protest to the confirmation of the safeguard prior conceded to five different respondents in the trial yet however asked the judge not to make any profession or request in regard of the safeguard for Dasuki since he had not been permitted to appreciate any safeguard. 

He stated: "Court must not act futile, there is no point making a request futile. Dasuki has been in the authority of the DSS since 2015 is still there till today." 

However in his brief decision, Justice Yusuf said that it was an undisputable truth that Dasuki being the second litigant in the charge was confessed to safeguard in 2015 and that it would be in light of a legitimate concern for equity to reaffirm a similar safeguard regardless of the activity of another arm of the security offices. 

The judge suspended trial in the matter to February 24, 2016. 

Others accused along of Dasuki are previous Finance Minister of State, Mallam Bashir Yuguda; a previous Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Shuaibu Salisu; Dalhatu Investment; Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa and a previous Sokoto State representative, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa. 

They were accused of defilement and rupture of trust in opposition to Section 215 of the Penal Code and Section 17B of the EFCC Act 2004.

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