Appeal Court Nullifies Dasuki’s Indictment

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the indictments
delivered against the former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo
Dasuki, in a judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which
convicted and sentenced a former spokesperson of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, for money laundering.

A three-person panel led by Justice Stephen Adah held in a
unanimous judgment delivered, on Wednesday, that the Federal High
Court made damaging comments against Dasuki without giving him a
fair hearing.

Justice Adah held that Dasuki was not being charged as a
co-defendant in the case or given any opportunity to defend himself
and that the comments made against Dasuki were unwarranted.

The panel had in an earlier judgment on Wednesday set aside
Metuh’s conviction on the grounds of bias shown by the trial judge
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court.

It, therefore, ordered that the trial be conducted afresh.

Justice Abang directed that the case file be sent back to the
Chief Judge of the Federal High Court for reassignment to another
judge other than Justice Abang, Punch reports.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the indictments
delivered against the former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo
Dasuki, in a judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which
convicted and sentenced a former spokesperson of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, for money laundering.

A three-person panel led by Justice Stephen Adah held in a
unanimous judgment delivered, on Wednesday, that the Federal High
Court made damaging comments against Dasuki without giving him a
fair hearing.

Justice Adah held that Dasuki was not being charged as a
co-defendant in the case or given any opportunity to defend himself
and that the comments made against Dasuki were unwarranted.

The panel had in an earlier judgment on Wednesday set aside
Metuh’s conviction on the grounds of bias shown by the trial judge
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court.

It, therefore, ordered that the trial be conducted afresh.

Justice Abang directed that the case file be sent back to the
Chief Judge of the Federal High Court for reassignment to another
judge other than Justice Abang, Punch reports.