Monday 14 December 2015

What Transpired At Dasuki's Trial: He Pleads Not Guilty, Court Remands Him In Custody



The EFCC arraigned ‎former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki on Monday morning before an Abuja High Court ‎sitting at Maitama over a fresh 19-count criminal charge.

Dasuki was docked ‎alongside the erstwhile Director of Finance in the Office of the NSA, Shuaibu Salisu, ex-Executive Director of the NNPC, ‎Aminu Baba-Kusa, as well as his companies, Acacia Holding Limited and Reliance Referal Hospital Limited.
Despite all the evidences, the accused persons who were accused of illegal diversion of N13.6bn from the national treasury, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf‎ adjourned till Tuesday to hear their separate applications for bail.

‎Specifically, EFCC, alleged that it was the accused persons that supervised the unlawful disbursement of billions of Naira from different bank accounts belonging to the office of the NSA.

The funds were allegedly distributed to delegates to the Presidential Primary Election the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP held in Abuja, a process that saw the emergence of ex-President ‎Jonathan as the sole candidate for the party.

The EFCC, among other things, alleged that the sum of N13.570 billion, being money for an “agreement”, between Dasuki and the ex-Director of Finance in the office of the NSA, Salisu, was looted from the national treasury.

They were said to have transferred a total sum of N1.45b to Acacia Holdings Limited’s account for special prayers; N2.1b given to DAAR Investment and Holding Company Limited for publicity; N170m for a four-bedroom duplex; N380m to support re-election of members of the House of Representatives; and N750m paid into Reliance Referral Hospital Limited’s account for special prayers.

Besides, EFCC said its investigations revealed that N670m was paid to certain publisher (Nduka O.), N260m transferred to Tony Anenih and N345m traced to a former Senate President, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu.

The Commission said it has not been able to locate the ex-Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Hon. Waripamowei Dudafa, who it said is “on the run”.

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