Even
after perfecting the third bail granted by an Abuja high court, the
operatives of the Department of the State Security Service (DSS) have
refused to allow former National Security Adviser(NSA),Col Sambo Dasuki
go home on bail.
The
DSS in a dramatic turn,took custody of Dasuki shortly after perfecting
the third bail granted him by Justice Peter Affem after two other
courts had done same.
Counsel
to Dasuki Mr Ahmed Raji (SAN)confirmed to PRNigeria that the former
NSA had met all the bail conditions given by Justice Affem but regretted
that the court order was not obeyed by the operatives of the SSS.
Justice
Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court also in Abuja had granted the
ex NSA bail on November 3 in the charges of unlawful possession of
firearms but the bail was on November 4 scuttled by the SSS who instead
of obeying court order laid siege on his Asokoro Residence and placed
him under house arrest.
The
claim of the security agents was that Dasuki was being investigated on
another matter. He was later arraigned before justice Yusuf Baba of the
Abuja High court on breach of trust an was granted bail but which was
also refused to be obeyed by the security operatives.
Dasuki
was also moved to another high court of Justice Peter Affem who also
admitted him on bail on the ground that the offence was a bailable one.
He
had since met the bail conditions but was not released from the custody
of SSS after his detention in at DSS, EFCC and Kuje Prison in Abuja.
Raji
who perfected the bail condition of his client disclosed that the
actions of the security agents was an affront to the rule of law under
democrazy. The lawyer appealed to the authorities of the security agents
and the federal government to respect court order and allow Dasuki to
enjoy the bail granted him by a law court of the country.
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