DASUKI ARRAIGNED, GRANTED BAIL ON SELF-RECOGNITION

Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, was arraigned on Tuesday morning before a Federal High Court in Abuja.Dasuki was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on illegal possession of fire arms, an offence punishable under section 27(i) (a)(i) of the Firearms Act Cap F28 LFN 2004.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge, following which the trial judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, granted him bail on self recognition, upon an application filed by his lawyer, Joseph Daudu (SAN).

The prosecution lawyer, M. S. Diri, did not oppose the application for bail, but left the issue at the court’s discretion.

Justice Ademola ordered Dasuki to deposit all his international passports with the court’s Deputy Registrar, Litigation. He ordered that the passports should be retrieved, if they are currently being held by other government agencies, and handed to the named court’s official.

Further hearing has been fixed for October 26.

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