EFCC Calls First Witness against Dasuki in Alleged Money Laundering Case

The trial of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and four others in the alleged money laundering and breach of trust charges commence before an Abuja High Court in Abuja yesterday.

Dasuki and other defendants were alleged to have laundered N2billion.

The trial was opened with the prosecution counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), calling his first witness, Mr. Adariko Michael.

The witness, who is an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a testimony, told the court that the anti-graft agency investigated the office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in September 2015 based on a petition alleging abuse of office and money-laundering.

Michael said the commission wrote to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), requesting information on the movement of funds from the ONSA account to various companies.

He further informed the court that the response from the CBN indicated that funds were moved from the ONSA’s bank account domiciled at CBN to two companies Acacia Holding Limited and Reliance Reference Hospital Limited.

The witness testified that the funds were transferred in three tranches of N600million, N650million and N750million into the account of the companies with UBA, Ecobank and First Bank Plc.

He said letters were written to the three banks and the responses confirming transfer of the funds were also received.