Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf
adjourned the matter following an application to that effect by Dasuki’s
counsel, Mr. Adeola Adedipe.
Adedipe drew the attention of the
judge to an appeal filed by Dasuki at he Supreme Court and slated for judgement
on March 2, 2018.
The counsel submitted that it is
in the interest of justice and fair play that the trial be put off until the
Supreme Court had determined the issues raised by Dasuki in his appeal.
Adeola further argued that the
Supreme Court could be over-reached and that it is in the interest of justice
can be jettisoned should the High Court proceed with the trial because such
trial can occasion a miscarriage of justice.
Other counsels for other parties
in the matter aligned themselves with the application of Former NSA and prayed
the court to adjourn the matter in the interest of justice so as not foist a
state of hopelessness on the supreme court.
However, counsel to the Federal
Government, Mr. Atolagbe Olohunleke vehemently opposed the application for an
adjournment for the trial on the ground that event had overtaken it.
Olohunleke who stood for Mr
Rotimi Jacob SAN informed the court that such motion had been moved in the past
and was overruled by the court and urged the court not to grant the
application.
In his short ruling, Justice
Hussein Baba Yusuf agreed with Dasuki’s counsel that it is better for the court
to wait for the outcome of the appeal filed by Dasuki at the Supreme Court.
The Judge said that the
adjournment is in the interest of justice and fair hearing as prayed for by
Dasuki.
Consequently, Justice Baba Yusuf
adjourned further trial in the matter till March 22, 2018 to enable party to
await the outcome of the supreme court decision in the Dasuki’s appeal.
The former NSA had in his
application prayed the Supreme court to suspend his trial in the alleged
money-laundering charges brought against him by the Federal Government pending
the time the government obeyed the bail orders granted in his favour by the
court.
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