A High
Court of the Federal Capital Territory, has granted former National Security
Adviser, Sambo Dasuki; a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda; a
former director of finance at the office of the NSA, Shuaibu Salisu; a former
Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa; his son, Sagir, and two firms Dalhatu
Investment Limited and Jabbam Ada Global Services, bail in the suit filed by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, accusing them of criminal breach
of trust and of obtaining stolen property.
Justice
Peter Affect, who delivered the ruling in Monday, granted the accused persons
bail in the sum of N250 million each with a surety in like sum.
He
also said the surety must be a civil servant, serving or retired and not less
than the rank of a director.
He
also said the accused persons should submit their passports with the court
registrar and that any travel plans outside of Abuja must be conveyed to the
court.
The
accused persons were arraigned by the EFCC on a 22-count charge bordering on
money laundering and criminal breach of trust.
All
the accused are to be remanded in Kuje prison pending when they meet their bail
application.
The
EFCC had accused Messrs. Dasuki, Yuguda and Salisu and his of stealing N5.05
billion between April 14, 2014 and May 7, 2015.
The anti-graft agency also accused Mr. Yuguda, Mr. Bafarawa,
his son, Sagir Bafarawa, and their company, Dalhatu Investment Limited of
receiving stolen property amounting to N4.633 billion from the office of the
NSA.
-Premium Times
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