Dasuki is being tried in two separate cases alongside other defendants before Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf by EFCC since 2015 on alleged misappropriation of fund made arms.
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The Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, ordered that Isabella Mimie Oshodin should remain in the EFCC’s custody until August 21 pending the determination of the suit brought before it.
The Judge, who accused the EFCC of frustrating proceedings in the trial and attempting to take over control of the court, withdrew from the case and returned its file to the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice Abdul Adamu Kafarati, for re-assignment to another court.
Madaki, under cross examination by Dokpesi’s counsel, Kanu Agabi (SAN), said: “Dokpesi was paid for doing nothing, for rendering no service”.
The applicant, a former National Security Adviser, headed to the appellate court over his prolonged detention by the Department of State Services.
Dasuki had prayed the appellate court to set aside a judgment by an Abuja High Court that refused to stay proceedings of his trial following his prolonged detention
Aso said though bail was at the discretion of the court, the proof of evidence accompanying the charges against Obadina showed that he was not entitled to bail
The protesters carried various placards, some of which read: “No Immunity for Impunity”; “Let Us Kill Corruption Before It Kills Us”; “No Absolute Immunity for Corrupt Governors”; “Fayose Can’t Be Above The Law”; “Fayose Must Be Investigated”
In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the governor challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to publish statements made by Obanikoro, his sons or any other person associated with money from the NSA office where they claimed they gave him money for the election
The appellate court could not hear the appeal following the inability of the Federal Government (respondent) to file the brief of argument.
Dasuki had dragged the Federal Government to court over the failure to obey the order of the court for his release on bail based on his trial for an alleged $2.1 billion arms scam
Metuh, on Friday, brought a new counsel, Tochukwu Onwugbufor (SAN), to represent his company, Destra Investment Limited.
The counsel had through an application sought for an adjournment to enable him formalize his appearance as he needed to be properly briefed by the former counsel, Emeka Etiaba (SAN)
The money was said to have been given to Metuh by a former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki.
Metuh’s two applications dismissed were the ones asking the judge to disqualify himself from further presiding over the trial and another one seeking an adjournment sine dine pending when the appeal at the Court of Appeal will be heard
George, a banker with Sterling Bank, while being led in evidence by counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), stated that on March 18, 2015, N137.2 million was transferred to Kumu Golo Limited and another transfer of N178.8 million was made to North Polo Global Services on the same day
Deliberately or so it seems, the anti-corruption Commission has charged him, albeit piecemeal, thereby using that as excuse to rearrest him even after having been granted bail by the three courts. And, incarcerated and allegedly excommunicated from all, including his lawyers and family members (save his wife), the colour of a country with seeming lack of rule of law, being unveiled.
The second application sought for adjournment to enable the Court of Appeal rule on his application for stay of proceedings in his trial.
At the last hearing on March 17, 2016, Metuh’s counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), through another counsel in the matter, Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN), wrote to the court asking for adjournment to enable him go for medical treatment
A Judge of an Abuja High Court, sitting in Jabi, Justice Yusuf Haliru, had on March 14, 2016 ordered the EFCC and the Nigerian Army to release Ashinze, who served as Military Assistant to Dasuki and Patrick Azazi, when he was NSA
Dasuki, alongside Shuaibu Salisu, a former Director of Finance and Administration, Office of the National Security Adviser; Aminu Babakusa, a former General Manager, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation; Acacia Holdings Limited; and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a 19-count charge bordering on money laundering and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N13.570 billion
In his ruling on Friday, Justice Peter Affen dismissed the application on the grounds that Dasuki’s re-arrest on December 29, 2015 did not violate the order of the court granting him bail
Testifying as prosecution witness (PW3), Bali Ndam, a civil servant and legal officer in the Office of the National Security Adviser, told the court how the ONSA wrote a letter to the EFCC requesting the Commission to investigate some payments made for contracts that were never executed
“Nigerians should support the President’s efforts to tame the social monster, corruption, as it stalls the even socio-economic development of the nation
The Senate president, who made this known in his remarks on a motion tagged: “Abandonment of projects: A menace to Development in Nigeria,” added that standing committees in the National Assembly have failed in their responsibilities