Tag: Sambo Dasuki

Court gives FG fresh deadline on Dasuƙi trial

Aminu Imam
Court on Dasuki trial

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has given the Federal Government fresh dates to conclude its 10-year prosecution of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuƙi (rtd), on charges of unlawful possession of firearms and money laundering. The presiding judge, Justice Peter Lifu, gave the FG September 24, 25 & 26 as a deadline to wrap up the case with started in 2015 under the Late Muhammadu Buhari administration. The court directed the Government to call any remaining witnesses and tender all outstanding exhibits to substantiate its allegations on an…

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ONSA Arms Deal: N4.6bn was traced to Bafarawas son -Witness tells court

Aminu Imam
Bafarawa

The Second Prosecution Witness, (2PW) in the trial-within-trial of former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa and 4 others, Hamza Abdullahi on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, told Justice Y. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) High Court, that a sum of N4.633billion was traced to the account of Dalhatu Investment Limited, where Bafarawas son, Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa and one other, simply identified as Nasir, were directors, with the former being the sole signatory to the companys bank account. Abdullahi stated that in 2015, he was the second-in-command of Special Task…

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Dasukis co-defendant claimed N2.2bn was spent on prayers against B/Haram – Witness

Aminu Imam

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigating officer, Adariko Michael, yesterday said that one of the defendants standing trial for arms procurement fraud told the commission that N2.2 billion was spent on prayers in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to win the war against insurgency in the country. Michael, who was giving evidence as the first prosecution witness in the trial of former National Security Adviser,c for alleged two $2billion dollars arms deal fraud, said N750million was allegedly transferred from the ONSA special account to Reliance Referral Hospital Limiteds account…

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