A Federal Capital Territory High Court has refused an application for stay of prosecution filed by a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
The trial judge, Peter Affen, said Mr. Dasuki had not proved the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, disobeyed a court order.
He however said information contained in the affidavit presented in court proved that it was the State Security Service that rearrested the former NSA.
Mr. Affen ruled that the SSS and the EFCC were different and should therefore be regarded likewise.
“I have found no correlation whatsoever between the alleged disobedience of court order and further discharge of charges against the second defendant,” Mr. Affen stated.
He further stated that a stay of proceedings can only be granted where there are evidence of contingencies, which had not been provided by Mr. Dasuki.
Mr. Affen also dismissed Mr. Dasuki’ application to prohibit the EFCC from continuing with its trial or levelling allegations against him before the court or any other court of law.
The former security adviser’s application, which was sought on seven grounds, urged the court to either stay proceedings or place an order prohibiting the complait (EFCC), from further carrying on with the charge against him in any court of law.
It also sought an order discharging all charges against him (Mr. Dasuki), until court orders previously granted are obeyed by the prosecution.
The EFCC on its part argued that the commission never flouted court orders.
It claimed that Mr. Dasuki was re-arrested by the SSS after he was released by the EFCC.
The anti-graft agency also objected to Mr. Dasuki’s argument that the EFCC and the SSS are the same since they are both subsidiaries of the federal government.
A similar application by Mr. Dasuki is billed for ruling in April.
Present at today’s court hearing was the founder of Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, who was seen chatting with Mr. Dasuki.
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