…. Lawyer Insists
FG Must Obey Court Order on Bails
The late
arrival of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki from security custody
has stalled the commencement of his trial before Justice Peter Affen of FCT
High Court, Maitama, Abuja
The
proceedings could not go on due to the failure of the operatives of the
Department of State Service (DSS) to produce the ex-NSA in court on time and
the need for the other co-defendants to respond to an application by Dasuki to
stop the trial over failure of the government to obey the bail conditions
granted him by Justice Peter Affen.
The
operatives of DSS only produced the ex-NSA in court two hours after the court
started hearing the matter and after Justice Affen had adjourned the case till
February 26, 2016.
Others who
are being prosecuted along with the former NSA with respect to charges of
diversion of arm funds include a former Director of Finance in the Office of
the NSA, Shuaibu Salisu, a former Finance Minister of State, Bashir Yuguda; a
former Sokoto Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, the ex-governor’s son, Sagir
Attahiru, and a firm, Dalhatu Investment.
Before the adjournment,
Dasuki’s lawyer, Mr. Joseph Daudu had
complained bitterly that his client was rearrested to unknown destinations
where his lawyers could not have access to him.
Mr Daudu said
he had filed an application before the judge, arguing that the prosecution
lacked the right to continue to prosecute him because of the flagrant
disobedience of government to all bails granted to Dasuki from three courts.
EFCC counsel
Rotimi Jacob said that he too had filed a counter affidavit and had just served
the affidavit on Dasuki and others in the case.
Other
counsels told the judge they needed time to respond to issues raised in the
counter affidavit of EFCC and that the trial should not continue until the
applications are concluded.
Dasuki was
re-arrested by operatives of the DSS on December 29, 2015 shortly after he was
released from prison upon fulfilling the bail conditions granted him by Justice
Affen and two other judges which amounted to disobedience of the orders
granting bail to their client.
By PRNigeria
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