Dasuki Asks S’Court to Hear His Appeals Challenging DSS’ Refusal to Release Him

Tobi Soniyi

Former National Security Adviser (NSA). Col Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd), has asked the Supreme Court to grant him accelerated hearing on his pending two appeal cases for bail in the criminal charges brought against him by the federal government.

Dasuki, who said he was dumped in detention by the Department of the State Services (DSS) since December last year, is praying the apex court to give his two cases on bail quick determination in order to stop government from further infringing on his fundamental human rights.

In a letter to the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, the ex-NSA claimed that his two appeal cases for bail were filed in compliance with the Supreme Court practice directions in August this year and have since been pending for hearing.

In the letter dated November 30, 2016, written by his lead counsel Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN), and received by the apex court on December 6, Dasuki asked the court to exercise its discretion in his favour by granting quick determination of the two appeals because of their peculiar nature.

Daudu in the letter recalled that his client was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges of breach of trust, criminal misappropriation and sundry offences before two High Courts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between September and December last year.

The counsel claimed that following the not-guilty plea by his client, the two courts granted him bail and the conditions perfected by the appellant.

The letter explained that no sooner had Dasuki perfected his bail conditions than the DSS operatives swooped on him and abducted him at the Kuje prison gate and have since kept him in detention without trial at an unknown location.