BREAKING: Ex-NSA Dasuki, 4 others granted bail
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has granted
bail to former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, and four
others standing trial for alleged money laundering and criminal breach
of trust.
Others standing trial over a 19-count charge preferred against them
include, a former director of finance at the office of the NSA, Shuaibu
Salisu, a former Group General Manager of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, Aminu Baba Kusa and two firms, Acacia Holdings
Limited and Reliance Reference Hospital.
Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf granted bail
to the accused persons on the sum of N250 Million on the condition
that they produce a surety each who must be a serving or retired
civil servant not lower than the rank of a director.
The civil servant must also show possession of a property within the FCT worth the same amount, the judge ordered.
All the accused
All the accused
were also asked to deposit copies of their international
passports with the court registrar. They are to also notify the
court of any travel arrangement outside the FCT.
Mr. Dasuki is accused of mis-spending about $2.1 billion meant for
the purchase of weapons for the fight against extremist group, Boko
Haram.
He denies wrongdoing.
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