N13bn: Court Grants Dasuki, Four Others N1bn Bail

Col. Sambo Dasuki ( rtd.)

•To be remanded in EFCC custody until fulfilment of conditions
•Judge condemns flagrant disobedience of court orders

By  Senator Iroegbu

The  Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) High Court, sitting in Abuja, has granted the former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki ( rtd.), and four others bail on the condition that they provide N250 million bond each  and a surety in like sum.

Dasuki who is facing a 19-count charge bordering on money laundering and criminal breach of trust to the tune of thirteen Billion, Five Hundred and Seventy Million Naira ( N13, 570,000, 000.00), was granted bail by Justice Huessein Baba-Yusuf.

Justice Baba-Yusuf ruled that the offence is bailable but directed the accused to be remanded in the custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending the fulfilment of bail conditions.

Dasuki and four other accused persons, comprising the former Director of Finance and Administration, Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA)  Shuaibu Salisu;  a former General Manager, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC, Aminu Babakusa; Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited, were accused of misappropriation of funds and criminal abuse of trust.