Abuja High Court Remands Ex NSA, Sambo Dasuki in Kuje Prison

 

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court presided over by Justice Peter Affem has ordered that former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) should be remanded in Kuje prison pending when he meets the conditions of his bail, Daily Post reports.

We had earlier reported that Dasuki alongside Attahiru Bafarawa, former Sokoto State governor; Bashir Yuguda, former minister of state for finance, Shuaibu Salisu, and Sagir, Bafarawa’s son, were on Monday, granted bail in the sum of N250 million each and were asked to provide two sureties in like sum as well as deposit their international passports at the court.

The judge, while granting the accused persons bail, held that: “bail was not about setting anybody free but the primary essence of bail is to ensure that the accused person attends trial”.

While adjourning the case till February 2nd and 3rd 2016, Affem said the offences the accused persons were alleged to have committed were bailable.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had last Wednesday charged the accused persons on a 22-count of conspiracy, bribery, abuse of office and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N28 billion which they all pleaded not guilty to.