EFCC lawyer exposes FG, reveals why Dasuki was rearrested

Lawyer to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) has given an indication that Col. Sambo Dasuki, the former national security adviser (NSA) was being held for other allegations aside the arms procurement scandal.

This was disclosed during proceedings on Thursday, February 4, when the counsel to Dasuki, Joseph Daudu (SAN) and Jacobs were addressing the court on a motion praying for the release of Dasuki, The Guardian reports.

According to the prosecution, Dasuki has not been able to enjoy the bail granted him meeting prescribed conditions because he was rearrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over offences he allegedly committed while serving in the Nigerian Army.

This reveals that the embattled former NSA is being held for offences allegedly committed 22 years after he left service in 1994.

“Dasuki was a fugitive for seven years and he is being investigated for series of alleged offences he committed when he was in the army,” the prosecution counsel said.
However, he advised Dasuki to evoke section 46 of the constitution and institute a civil action to challenge his arrest and enforce his fundamental right to his liberty.

Earlier, the defense lawyer, Daudu, in a motion, urged the court to prohibit the government from further prosecuting Dasuki or seeking any indulgence from the court until the bail granted him was allowed to be enjoyed.

He further asked the court to discharge the defendant of all offences contained in the charge against Dasuki on the grounds that the government could not lawfully prosecute Dasuki having been in contempt of the court.

The case was adjourned to February 8 by Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf to rule on whether to discharge Dasuki of the criminal charges preferred against him.

Dasuki had been denied freedom despite at least two court orders granting him bail. The former NSA who is standing trial in three different courts in Abuja for alleged money laundering offences running into billions of naira, was taken to court by the EFCC but he regained his freedom temporarily after he was granted bail.
But in a stunning twist of fate, Dasuki was rearrested shortly after being released from the Kuje Prison in Abuja.