– The Department of the State Service failed again to bring retired Col. Sambo Dasuki to stand trial
– Dasuki arraigned on a 19-count charge bordering on alleged diversion of N13.6 billion
– He is being tried alongside Shuaibu Salisu, a former Director of Finance, Office of the National Security Advise and Aminu Baba-Kusa
The Department of the State Service (DSS) on Wednesday, May 17, failed again to bring retired Col. Sambo Dasuki to stand trial at an Abuja High Court in Maitama.
Dasuki , a former National Security Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, was arraigned on a 19-count charge bordering on alleged diversion of N13.6 billion.
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He is being tried alongside Shuaibu Salisu, a former Director of Finance, Office of the National Security Adviser, and Aminu Baba-Kusa, a former NNPC Executive Director and two others.
The Department of the State Service failed again to bring retired Col. Sambo Dasuki to stand trial
At the resumed sitting on Wednesday, all other defendants were present in court, except Dasuki and at the last sitting; the trial was adjourned until May 16, May 17 and May 18.
The prosecuting counsel, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), told the court that he contacted the Director Legal, DSS on Tuesday, May 16, for Dasuki to be brought to court.
“I am surprised that he is not here today, I also contacted DSS again today, I was told that Dasuki said that he was indisposed.“
Joseph Daudu (SAN) Dasuki ’s counsel, said from all indications, “it is an interdepartmental issue, it should be on
He described what was happening as regrettable, adding: “The court has given an order and does not even know where the defendant is kept, even if it does, there is nothing it can do“ .
Chief Akin Olujimi (SAN), Shuaibu Salisu’s, counsel, said it was the responsibility of the DSS to produce Dasuki.
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“Those keeping him should know that it is their responsibility to produce him in court, they should ensure that they bring him at the next adjourned date,” he said.
The judge, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf, said that court proceedings should be taken seriously and extraneous considerations should not be allowed to interfere.
He adjourned the case until July 11 and July 12 for continuation of trial.
Meanwhile, ZENITHBLOG.com earlier reported that a witness, Olabode Farinola, revealed that Sambo Dasuki, the former national security adviser, transferred $40 million (N12,589,454,800.00) into the account of a cousin of the ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Azibaola Roberts, and his wife.
The witness, who is an official of the Zenith bank, has told the Federal high Court presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba that the money was transferred from the office of Dasuki to OnePlus Holdings LTD., owned by Mr Roberts.
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