Former NSA, Sambo Dasuki. channels television
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fastened July 2 for ruling on a elementary rights enforcement swimsuit filed by embattled former National Security Adviser Col. Sambo Dasuki.
Ojukwu selected the date on Monday after listening to arguments from Dasuki’s counsel, Ahmed Raji (SAN), and the lawyer to the DSS O. J. Odu.
Raji argued that his client had been unlawfully held within the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) for about three years.
He contended that regardless of a judgment by the Community Court of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordering the quick launch of his client, the federal authorities refused to obey the choice.
“When bail was granted to the applicant and he was re-arrested, proceedings were initiated to prohibit the prosecution from further prosecuting the matter,” he mentioned.
“This was fought as much as the Supreme Court. The apex court docket gave its judgment on March 2 and mentioned the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) is the one prosecution and for the reason that DSS, which is detaining him just isn't the one prosecuting, we must always then go after the DSS, which is why we're right here.
“We went to international court, ECOWAS Court, they said its decision is only advisory and not binding.”
On his half, Odu urged the court docket to dismiss the applying as a result of it was an abuse of court docket course of.