Former National Security
Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki may return to the custody of the Department of State
Services (DSS) for “security reasons”, a source said yesterday. A court has
granted Dasuki bail.
But, the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may file fresh charges against him and some
of the accused persons already granted bail by the High Court of Justice of the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the source added.
Justice Peter Affen of
the FCT High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Dasuki, ex-Minister Bashir
Yuguda, ex-Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) Director of Finance
Shuaibu Salisu, Sagir Attahiru and ex-Governor Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa.
Following his inability
to meet one of his bail conditions, the former NSA was taken to Kuje Prison. It
was learnt that Dasuki could not get a surety who should deposit the original
title deeds of a property or properties owned by him, which must be worth
N250million, being the amount of the consideration for his bail.
While Dasuki was trying
to meet the bail conditions, there was anxiety following plans to re-arrest him
by EFCC.
It was gathered that the
plans became obvious on Wednesday night when some operatives opposed Salisu’s
release because of another pending matter.
It took the intervention
of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria before Salisu regained freedom.
The fate of Dasuki,
however, created anxiety for his counsel, family, friends and associates
last night, following moves to return him to DSS custody for “security
reasons”.
A source in EFCC, who
spoke in confidence, said: “We will obey court order to release Dasuki on bail
but we may only return him to DSS custody because he was on remand warrant of a
Chief Magistrate’s Court, which was obtained by the DSS, when we asked
the agency to make him available to us for prosecution.
“I think the remand
warrant may have to do with security issues beyond our purview.
-Thenation
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