The court of appeal sitting in
Abuja has granted Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), a N100
million bail.
In a certified true copy (CTC) of
a judgement dated July 10 and seen by
TheCable, the appellate court asked the retired colonel to provide sureties in
like sum.
The suit marked CA/A/806/2018 has
the director-general of Department of State Services (DSS), and
attorney-general of the federation (AGF) as respondents.
Dasuki has been in detention
since 2015, despite being granted bail by different courts. In July 2018, Ijeoma Ojukwu, a judge of a
federal high court in Abuja, granted the ex-NSA N200 million bail with two
sureties.
The judge had held that the
sureties must either be civil servants of grade level 16 in the federal civil service
or private citizens who have landed properties in the municipal areas of Abuja.
However, while ordering his
release, the appeal court reviewed the bail conditions, saying his sureties
must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court.
The court said they must depose
to affidavits with recent passport photographs affixed to them.
“Each of the sureties shall
furnish evidence of ownership of property in the Federal Capital Territory
(FCT) worth N100,000.00,” the judgement read.
“Where there is need for any
interview with the Applicant by the Respondents in respect of those
allegations, the Appellant shall not be detained and such interview shall be
conducted on working days only, between 9.00 hours to 18.00 hours.
“The International passport of
Applicant shall remain with the Deputy Chief Registrar of the court below for
the time being.
“When those conditions are
complied with, the Chief Registrar or Deputy Chief Registrar of the court below
shall notify the respondents to that effect and the Applicant shall be released
forthwith from custody of respondents.
“The Appellant shall he paid the
sum of five million naira (5,000,000.00) compensation by the respondents for
his unlawful arrest and detention in consonance with section 35(6) of the Constitution
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).”
The ex-NSA has been accused of
diverting funds meant to tackle the insurgency, an allegation he denied.
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