Former National Security Adviser retired Col. Sambo Dasuki (R) together with his counsel, Ahmed Raji, throughout his look on the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday (1/11/17).
A F.C.T High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) throughout his re-arraignment on allegation of $2.1bn arms fund diversion.
The former safety chief was docked on 32 counts amended fees together with Aminu Baba Kusa, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital.
The 4 defendants, nonetheless, pleaded not responsible to all of the 32-count cost.
Apart from the dropping of former Director of Finance and Supply within the Office of the NSA, Salisu Shuaib from the amended cost record, the costs had been nearly the identical with the previous 18 depend fees introduced in opposition to the defendants by the federal authorities in 2015.
Shortly after taking the plea of the defendants, the difficulty of bail was raised and Counsel to Dasuki, Adeola Adedekpe, pleaded with the court docket to grant the defendants bail in liberal phrases in view of the truth that the defendants have been attending trial since 2015.
Counsel to the federal authorities, Oluwaleke Atolagbe didn't oppose the bail software.
The trial Judge, Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf, nonetheless, ordered that Dasuki and different defendants be allowed to proceed to benefit from the bail he granted them in 2015 after they had been first arraigned earlier than his court docket.
It can be recalled that, though different defendants had been allowed to benefit from the earlier bail, Col. Dasuki, was nonetheless, re-arrested in 2015 on the Kuje Prison shortly after perfecting his bail situations and has since been saved within the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
Meanwhile, Justice Baba Yusuf has fastened July three and 5 for the trial of the defendants within the new fees.
The federal authorities had on April 30, stuffed the brand new 32 amended depend fees to interchange the preliminary 18 depend fees introduced in opposition to 5 defendants in 2015 earlier than the identical court docket.
Among prime Nigerians alleged by the federal authorities to have collected cash from the previous NSA are the present National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, former Chairman Board of Trustee PDP, Chief Tony Anenih; former PDP Spokesperson, Chief Olisa Metuh; Publisher of Thisday, Nduka Obaigbena, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, Chairman AIT Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, Mouftah Baba-Ahmed, Bello Abba Mohammed, Dr. Bello Mohammed, AVM M. N Umar, Otunba Jonah Ogunniyi amongst others.
Apart from people, corporate organizations had been additionally named as beneficiaries within the new fees and so they embrace AMP Solar Service, Afro-Arab Investment, Bam Project and Projecties Limited, Bob Oshodin Organization Limited, WEHSAC Farms Limited, Wehsac Limited, Dimaris Mode Coolture Limited, First ARALAC Global Limited, Stellavera Development Limited, Jawaz Multi-purpose Venture Limited, Little Italy Global Services Limited, Belsha Nigeria Ltd and Syvan McNamara Limited amongst others.