The Federal High Court, in Abuja, affirmed the bail granted to the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki, in the amended charge of unlawful possession of fire-arms and money-laundering, brought against him by the Federal Government.
Justice Ahmed Rahmat Mohammed, affirmed the bail of Dasuki, shortly after taking Dasuki’s plea on the amended seven-count charge.
The Judge said that since the Prosecution Counsel Mr. Oladipo Okpeseyi, did not object to the bail of the ex-NSA, the court has to affirm same, and ordered the defendant to continue to enjoy the bail condition granted him in 2015, when he was first arraigned.
Recall, that Dasuki had in 2015, been admitted to bail by Justice Adeniyi Ademola, but the bail order was not obeyed by the Federal Government, including other bails granted by Justice Peter Affen and Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, of the FCT High Court.
The ECOWAS Court too, had ordered the immediate release Dasuki, describing his detention as illegal and unlawful. With all the court orders, the former NSA has remained in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, without any legal justification.
In the amended charge, Dasuki was accused of being in possession of prohibited firearms without the requisite licences in July 2015, contrary to Section 28 of the Firearm Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
He was specifically alleged to have been in possession of Trevor Rifles, at his residence in Abuja.
Besides the firearms, Dasuki was also accused of money laundering, and was specifically said to have been in possession of $40,000, N5 million, and £20,000, allegedly in his house in July 2015, and said to be proceeds of unlawful act contrary to Section 15 (3) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011.
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