The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the bail granted the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, in the charge of unlawful possession of firearms and money laundering brought against him by the Federal Government.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed affirmed the bail shortly after taking Mr. Dasuki’s plea in the amended seven-count charge.

The judge said that since the prosecution counsel, Oladipo Opeseyi, did not object to the bail of the ex-NSA, the court has to affirm same. He ordered the defendant to continue to enjoy the bail condition granted him in 2015 when he was first arraigned.

Despite being granted bail by various courts, Mr. Dasuki, a retired colonel, remains in the custody of the State Security Service.

Mr. Dasuki had in 2015 been admitted to bail by Justice Adeniyi Ademola, but the bail order was not obeyed by the federal government. Other bails granted by Justice Peter Affen and Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf of the FCT High Court were also ignored.

The ECOWAS Court also ordered the immediate release of Mr. Dasuki, who is accused of mismanaging billions of dollars meant for purchase of arms, describing his detention as illegal and unlawful.

All the court orders have, however, been ignored.
In the amended charge for which the court say on Thursday, Mr. Dasuki was accused of being in possession of prohibited firearms without the requisite licences in July 2015 contrary to Section 28 of the Firearm Act Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

Pieromania:
I see a gang up against federal government through the judiciary. I smell The new Chief judge of the federation is a tool in the hand of the corrupt thieves

ovadozes:

I always beg people to read before they comment, did you read where the news said that he was granted bail since 2015 and Buhari refused to obey the court order, was the current CJN in charge in 2015, did u also read that the lead prosecution counsel did not oppose the bail application. APC supporters are pathetic
Yours is a typical case of "Wanna hide something from a black man? Hide it in a book"

Pieromania:
I see a gang up against federal government through the judiciary. I smell The new Chief judge of the federation is a tool in the hand of the corrupt thieves

Pieromania:
I see a gang up against federal government through the judiciary. I smell The new Chief judge of the federation is a tool in the hand of the corrupt thieves

Pieromania:
I see a gang up against federal government through the judiciary. I smell The new Chief judge of the federation is a tool in the hand of the corrupt thieves

Agumbankembu:
Release the damn man you bloody Buhari.

Pieromania:
I see a gang up against federal government through the judiciary. I smell The new Chief judge of the federation is a tool in the hand of the corrupt thieves

igbosupremacist:
simply because this man kept buhari in prison after buhari was removed as the military head of state that is why he is still chasing this man till today.

And to imagine that afonjas the self acclaimed most sophisticated tribe voted for this maggot only depicts them as the most foolish and unstable people in Nigeria.
it sucks to be an afonja Muslim
smh

Pieromania:
I see a gang up against federal government through the judiciary. I smell The new Chief judge of the federation is a tool in the hand of the corrupt thieves

ovadozes:

I always beg people to read before they comment, did you read where the news said that he was granted bail since 2015 and Buhari refused to obey the court order, was the current CJN in charge in 2015, did u also read that the lead prosecution counsel did not oppose the bail application. APC supporters are pathetic
Yours is a typical case of "Wanna hide something from a black man? Hide it in a book"

freeze001:


You have said it all.

Pieromania:
I see a gang up against federal government through the judiciary. I smell The new Chief judge of the federation is a tool in the hand of the corrupt thieves