At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, counsel to Metuh, Emeka Etiaba (SAN), reminded the judge, Justice Okon Abang, of a pending subpoena before the court to invite Dasuki as the next witness
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One of his proudest moments as a father was when he learnt while in detention that his children refused to beg General Abacha for his release. Upon his return, he met a household that was understandably apathetic towards the General. He reacted by lecturing us on the fruitlessness of hatred and requested that we pray for the repose of the General’s soul. Incidences like these defined my father
Addressing a press conference in Sokoto on Wednesday, the interim National Coordinator of the group, Comrade Abdallah el-Kurebe, stated that MOFODE had been following the indictment and prosecution of Dasuki and observed that there was the need for Federal Government to apply the rule of law as an ingredient for democracy
Sambo Dasuki, has taken the Federal Government to task on the purported offer granted Dasuki to allow him travel to Sokoto to attend the burial of his late father and 18th Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, who was buried on Tuesday
The Secretary, Sultanate Council of Sokoto, Alhaji Umar Faruk, confirmed the death of the former Sultan in a statement he issued in Sokoto on Monday night
Fani-Kayode was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before Justice John Tsoho on a fresh five-count charge bordering on money laundering
The lead prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacob, confirmed to journalist that the two charges in two different courts will now be conducted by a single court to ensure effective and speedy trial of the case
Raji, who spoke in a media chat in Abuja, said Nigeria as a respected member of the ECOWAS and the international community is expected to honour its obligations to the protocols establishing the court by complying with its order
At the resumption of the trial on Wednesday, the counsel to the Federal Government, Rotimi Jacob and that of Dasuki, Joseph Daudu, agreed before Justice Baba Yusuf to formally write the Chief Judge of the FCT Judiciary, Justice Ishaq Bello, to consolidate the two charges in the interest of Justice.
At the resumed sitting, the prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), informed the court that he was surprised that Dasuki was not brought to court by the EFCC
The court also granted one month permission to a former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, who is standing trial along with Dasuki to go to Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the Lesser Hajj
An operative of the Department of State Services, Williams Obiora, confirmed to the court that a retinue of security agents, mainly soldiers, was still in the house of the ex-NSA guarding him when the DSS stormed the house in search of weapons
A former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Mohamed Dasuki, opened up at an Abuja High Court on Friday, alleging…
The money has been traced to the $2.1 billion meant for the purchase of arms and ammunition by a former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki
Raji said the former NSA had met all the bail conditions given by Justice Affem, but regretted that the court order was not obeyed by the operatives of the DSS
Dasuki, who is the first defendant, is charged along side Shuaibu Salisu, a former Director of Finance and Administration, Office of the National Security Adviser; Aminu Babakusa, a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation; and his companies, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission accused them of illegal diversion of N13.6 billion from the national treasury
Corruption has nearly ran the nation aground. This much was echoed and re-echoed both at home and abroad by President Muhammodu Buhari, the new man at the helm of affairs though he is being cautioned not to engage in act that will be tantamount to de-marketing the country. Yet, truth has no shade or colouration.
The payment of the N10 billion was authenticated by a former Minister of Finance, dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who has said she transferred $322 million from the late General Sani Abacha loot to Dasuki, following instruction from Dr. Jonathan
Dasuki claimed that the Federal Government’s move was in bad taste and in utter disregard to an earlier order that granted him permission to travel abroad to treat his ailment as a Nigerian citizen