Former National Security Adviser (NSA) retired Col. Sambo Dasuki and five others have been granted bail in the second charge of diversion of funds before an FCT High Court.

The bail bonds, which are worth N250 million for each, will be produced by two sureties for each of the accused persons, an aggregate of N3 billion.

Ruling on the bail application yesterday, Justice Peter Affen ordered that the sureties must be retired or serving civil servants of not less than the rank of director.

The judge said the sureties must have a property in the FCT valued at N250 million by surveyors, and must swear to an affidavit of means.

The judge further ordered the accused persons to deposit their international passport with the court registrar.
The judge warned against the re-arrest of the
accused persons, adding that if there is need for
further investigation, they should be invited by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) within the hours of 9am to 6pm and they
must be allowed to go home afterwards.

The judge ordered the remand of the accused persons in Kuje prisons pending the perfection of the bail conditions.

Dasuki was arraigned on a 22-count charge of alleged conspiracy, breach of trust and misappropriation of funds meant for arms valued at N8.7 billion.
Those also arraigned are: Attahiru Bafarawa, former
governor of Sokoto State, his son Sagir Attahiru; Bashir Yuguda, former Minister of Finance; ýDalhatu Investment Ltd, a company owned by Sagir and Shuaibu Salisu, a former director of Finance in the office of the NSA.

Earlier on December 16, the bail application was
argued by defence counsels P.T. Akpa, Ahmed
Raji, Joshua Olatoke, and H. O. Afolabi, all Senior
Advocates of Nigeria, who maintained that the
offences are bailable, while hinting that if proved
against their clients, the case can be resolved
through non-custodial measures.
But prosecution counsel Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) had
opposed the bail application, insisting that the
offences are serious. He claimed that the accused
persons could jeorpadise ongoing investigations if
released on bail.

The trial has been fixed for February 2 and 3,
2016.
Dasuki and four others are also facing a separate
19-count charge of funds diversion to the tune of
N13.570 billion before another court of the FCT
High Court.
They were on Friday also granted bail by the court
in the sum of N250 million with one surety each in
like sum.
In the charges, Dasuki was arraigned along with:
Shuaibu Salisu, a former director of finance in his
office, Aminu Baba-Kusa, a former Group Executive
Director of NNPC; Acacia Holdings Ltd and
Reliance Hospital Ltd.

Waripamowei Dudafa, a former aide to President
Jonathan is said to be at large.
Dasuki was first arraigned before a Federal High
Court in Abuja on a five counts charge of unlawful
possession of firearms and money laundering
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