A federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Maitama has
ordered the release of the passport of Sambo Dasuki, former national security
adviser (NSA).
Hussein Baba-Yusuf, the judge, gave the order on Wednesday
following an application by Ahmed Raji, Dasuki’s lawyer, pursuant to section
491, 492 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.
In the application, Raji asked for an order directing the
registrar of the court to release his client’s travelling document ”for the
purpose of a specialised medical consultation/review”.
Oluwaleke Atolagbe, counsel to the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), did not oppose the application.
The judge in his ruling, ordered the registrar of the court
to release Dasuki’s travelling document to him for renewal having expired while
he was in custody.
Dasuki was charged alongside Bashir Yuguda, former minister
of state for finance; Attahiru Bafarawa, former governor of Sokoto state; his
son, Sagir and Dalhatu Investment Limited, Bafarawa’s company.
They are standing trial on a 25-count charge of criminal
breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds to the tune N19.4 billion.
The court adjourned till March 13 for trial.
The Department of States Services (DSS) released the former
NSA on December 24, 2019 after he had spent four years in detention.
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