An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court
(FHC) has again granted a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, bail.
Mr Dasuki was arrested
by operatives of the State Security Service in December 2015 and has remained
in the detention facility of the secret police since his arrest.
He is accused of
masterminding the diversion of $2.1 billion from his former office. He is also
accused of unlawful possession of firearms.
The former NSA is
facing multiple charges for the alleged offences.
Various court orders
for his release had been made which were not respected by the security
operatives.
Mr Dasuki had also
demanded the enforcement of his rights at the ECOWAS court of justice which
ordered his unconditional release. That order was also not respected by the
federal government.
In the application
decided on Monday, Mr Dasuki asked the FHC court to determine whether his
detention for over two years was not in negation of his fundamental rights.
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu
delivered the judgement on the application and ordered the respondents to
immediately release the defendant.
The court said Mr
Dasuki’s bail bond would be N200 million and that the defendant should present
two sureties in like sum.
One of the sureties
must be a federal government employee with not less than grade level 16 who
must submit to the court his letter of appointment and the last letter of his
promotion to pave way for the release of Mr Dasuki.
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