The Federal Government has further pressed charges of money laundering against the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
At the resumed hearing today, the prosecution counsel, Shuaib Labaran, filed the fresh charge against Dasuki.
He requested that Dasuki be tried secretly, as well as masking the witnesses brought by the Department of State Services (DSS).
Labaran also accused the former NSA of possessing some cash which was found in his house, allegedly bordering on money laundering.
The defence counsel, Joseph Daudu (SAN), however, contested the application on the grounds that the case is a harmless one within a democratic setting that does not warrant secret trial.
After hearing the arguments, the presiding Judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, fixed Wednesday, October 28, 2015, for ruling.
The former national security adviser of the federation is being charged with money laundering in connection with $423,000 in U.S. dollars and Nigerian naira seized at his homes.
Security agents raided two homes of Mohammed Sambo Dasuki in July when Dasuki wanted to resign and Nigeria's new president, Buhari, demanded an accounting before he could do so.