EFCC Press Release
Justice Peter Afem of
the FCT High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, December 21, 2015,
granted a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda; former National
Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki ( rtd) and four others bail in the sum
of N250m each.
Yuguda
alongside Col.Dasuki( rtd.); Shuaibu Salisu, a former Director of Finance
and Administration, Office of the National Security Adviser; Attahiru Dalhatu
Bafawara, a former governor of Sokoto State; Sagir Attahiru, Bafarawa’s son and
Dalhatu Investment Limited are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 22-count charge bordering on conspiracy,
bribery, abuse of office and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N28, 315,
000,000.00
Count
one of the charge reads: “That you, Col. Muhammed Sambo Dasuki( rtd.), whilst
being the National Security Adviser and Shuaibu Salisu, whilst being the
Director of Finance and Administration in the office of the National Security
Adviser, between 14th April, 2014 and 7th May, 2015 in Abuja,
within the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court, entrusted with dominion over
certain properties to wit: an aggregate sum of N3, 350, 000,000 (Three Billion,
Three Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) being part of the funds in the account
of the Office of the National Security Adviser with the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN), committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said properties
when you transferred same to the account of Dalhatu Investment Limited with
United Bank for Africa Plc, purporting same to be payment for the supply of
security equipment and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section
315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.”
Justice
Afem had, at the last sitting on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, fixed ruling on
the bail application today, after listening to the motion for bail moved by
counsel to the defence as well as the prosecution’s counter affidavit.
In
his ruling today, Justice Afem granted the defendants bail in the sum of N250m
each with two sureties in like sum.
The
sureties must be serving or retired civil or public servant of the rank of
director, with proof that they have the wherewithal to provide the said sum in
the event of the defendants jumping bail.
Each
of the sureties must be resident within the jurisdiction of court and their
counsel must recommend in writing that the sureties are of good standing.
The
defendants must also submit their international passports to the court.
Justice
Afem ordered the defendants to be remanded in Kuje Prison pending the
fulfillment of their bail conditions.
The
matter was adjourned to February 2, and 3, 2016 for the commencement of trial.
Wilson
Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
21st December, 2015
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