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The Federal Government on Monday asked a Federal High Court in
Abuja to revoke the bail granted the immediate past National Security
Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), on September 1, 2015 with respect to
the four counts of money laundering and illegal possession of firearms
for which he is already being prosecuted.
The Federal Ministry of Justice acting for the Federal Government
said it sought the revocation of Dasuki’s bail in order to arrest him
and others indicted for alleged embezzlement of $2bn meant for the
purchase of arms from 2007 to date.
It said the indictment was contained in the interim report by the
Committee Auditing Procurement of Arms/Equipment in the Armed Forces and
Defence Sector from 2007 to date which was recently submitted to
President Muhammadu Buhari.
Through its application filed last Friday, the Federal Government
sought an order remanding the ex-NSA in prison pending his trial.
The application, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent
on Monday, sought “An order of this honourable court revoking the bail
of the defendant/respondent (FG) granted on September 1, 2015, in Charge
No: FHC/ABJ/CR/319/2015 and committing him to prison pending trial.”
Director, Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Diri,
told Justice Adeniyi Ademola during the Monday’s proceedings that the
continued absence of the accused person in court contravened provisions
of section 266 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act which he
argued made it mandatory for a defendant to always be present in court
for his trial.
In his application seeking the ex-NSA’s bail, Diri said
intelligence had revealed that Dasuki was planning to escape justice and
tamper with ongoing investigation by taking advantage of the order
granted him by the court on November 4 to travel to the United Kingdom
on health grounds.
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