The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was given the go-ahead to consolidate the two separate criminal charges against former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
The application was granted by Justice Hussein
Baba-Yusuf of the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Friday,
October 21, 2016.
According to the an EFCC statement obtained from their website, “Dasuki
(first defendant) alongside Shuaibu Salisu, a former Director, Finance
and Administration, Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA; Aminu
Babakusa, a former General Manager, Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation; Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital
Limited are being prosecuted by the EFCC, on a 19-count charge
bordering on money laundering and criminal breach of trust to the tune
of N13, 570,000, 000.00( Thirteen Billion, Five Hundred and Seventy
Million Naira).”
The statement also said “Similarly, Dasuki
alongside Bashir Yuguda, a former Minister of State for Finance;
Attahiru Bafarawa, ex-governor of Sokoto State; his son, Sagir and their
firm, Dalhatu Investment, are also being prosecuted for a N13billion
fraud before Justice Afem.
“At the last hearing on Wednesday, October 5,
2016, counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, moved an application for
the consolidation of the two cases to allow for diligent prosecution.
“Jacobs and Dasuki’s counsel, Joseph Daudu, SAN,
then agreed before Justice Baba Yusuf to formally write the Chief Judge
of the FCT High Court, Justice Ishaq Bello, to consolidate the two
charges in the interest of Justice.
“The two counsels also urged Justice Baba-Yusuf
to adjourn the matter pending the time the Chief Judge would consider
the application for consolidation.
“Consequently, the matter was adjourned to
October 21, 2016 to allow the two parties reach a consensus and present
the outcome of their meeting with the Chief Judge.”
Sambo Dasuki allegedly diverted funds meant for the purchase of arms for the Army to prosecute the war against Boko Haram.
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