Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf of Federal Capital Territory High
Court on Thursday announced the new dates for the trial of former
National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki after being presented with
the Supreme Court judgment of March 2, 2018, which ordered
accelerated hearing into the case.
Dasuki was arrested by Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS)
for allegedly stealing $2 billion and accused of awarding phantom
contracts to buy 12 helicopters, four fighter jets, and ammunition
meant for Nigeria’s military campaign against Boko Haram Islamist
militants on December 1st, 2015 and was charged to court on two
separate charges.
The court fixed April 13 for a pre-trial conference in order to
ensure effective management of the two separate charges against
Dasuki and other defendants.
The pre-trial conference is to be attended by seven Senior
Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) involved in the case in order to enable
them take common positions on documents from the prosecution and
those from the defendants. The conference is to be presided over by
Justice Baba Yusuf and all documents that are not contentious will
be admitted from the bar while the contentious ones are to be
tendered during trial to ensure speedy hearing of the cases filed
in September 2015.
The senior counsels involved in the matter include Mr. Rotimi
Jacobs, Mr. Ahmed Raji, Mr. Akin Olujimi, Mr. Olajide Ayodele, Mr.
Kayode Olatoke, Mr. Hakeem Afolabi and Mr. Solomon Umoh. Mr. Rotimi
Jacobs is for the prosecution while Mr. Ahmed Raji, Mr. Akin
Olujimi, Mr. Olajide Ayodele, Mr. Kayode Olatoke, Mr. Hakeem
Afolabi and Mr. Solomon Umoh who are standing for the
defendant.
Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf of Federal Capital Territory High
Court on Thursday announced the new dates for the trial of former
National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki after being presented with
the Supreme Court judgment of March 2, 2018, which ordered
accelerated hearing into the case.
Dasuki was arrested by Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS)
for allegedly stealing $2 billion and accused of awarding phantom
contracts to buy 12 helicopters, four fighter jets, and ammunition
meant for Nigeria’s military campaign against Boko Haram Islamist
militants on December 1st, 2015 and was charged to court on two
separate charges.
The court fixed April 13 for a pre-trial conference in order to
ensure effective management of the two separate charges against
Dasuki and other defendants.
The pre-trial conference is to be attended by seven Senior
Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) involved in the case in order to enable
them take common positions on documents from the prosecution and
those from the defendants. The conference is to be presided over by
Justice Baba Yusuf and all documents that are not contentious will
be admitted from the bar while the contentious ones are to be
tendered during trial to ensure speedy hearing of the cases filed
in September 2015.
The senior counsels involved in the matter include Mr. Rotimi
Jacobs, Mr. Ahmed Raji, Mr. Akin Olujimi, Mr. Olajide Ayodele, Mr.
Kayode Olatoke, Mr. Hakeem Afolabi and Mr. Solomon Umoh. Mr. Rotimi
Jacobs is for the prosecution while Mr. Ahmed Raji, Mr. Akin
Olujimi, Mr. Olajide Ayodele, Mr. Kayode Olatoke, Mr. Hakeem
Afolabi and Mr. Solomon Umoh who are standing for the
defendant.