Dasuki Drags FG To ECOWAS Court
The former national security adviser (NSA), Col. Mohammed
Sambo Dasuki (retd), has filed a suit against the federal government
before the ECOWAS court in Abuja over his continued detention.
In the suit filed by his lawyer, Robert Emukpoeruo, Dasuki wants the
court to declare among other things that his continued detention after
having been granted bail by three different courts and met the
conditions for his release, was “unlawful, arbitrary and an egregious
violation” of his human rights.
Daily Sun reports that the former NSA is demanding that the sum of N500 million damages be paid for alleged rights infringement.
Also, the former NSA wants the sub-regional court to declare that the
alleged invasion of his privacy, home and correspondence at his Abuja
and Sokoto residences on July 16 and 17, 2015, and the “forceful and
unlawful seizure” of his properties, “without any lawful order or
warrant” constituted a gross violation of his fundamental rights and
offended the country’s treaty obligations as a signatory to the listed
legal instruments.
This is even as a Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday ordered the federal government to produce him
by February 16, the next adjournment date. Justice Ademola Adeniyi in
his order said the court has not excused his absence and that Dasuki
must be physically present to face the criminal charges against him.
Dasuki was arrested last November for allegedly diverting the $2.1
billion meant to aid in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency in
the north east.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is currently probing the
$2.1 billion arms contract scandal involving Dasuki. So far, over 20
prominent Nigerians and politicians have been implicated in the arms
deal scandal.
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