Olusola Fabiyi and Ade Adesomoju, Abuja
Operatives of the Department of the State Security
Service have re-arrested a former National
Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd).
He was re-arrested at the gate of the Kuje Prison,
Abuja, while he was about leaving the prison after
meeting the bail conditions set for him by a
Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja.
The DSS took custody of Dasuki shortly after
perfecting the third bail granted him by Justice
Peter Affem after two other courts had done
same.
Counsel for Dasuki , Mr Ahmed Raji (SAN), told
one of our corespondents on the telephone that
the former NSA had met all the bail conditions
given by Justice Affem but regretted that the
court order was not obeyed by the operatives of
the DSS.
He said, “That’s correct, he was re-arrested by
the operatives of the DSS and whisked away to
an unknown destination.
“He met the bail conditions set for him by the
judge, but as he was stepping outside the prison,
he was arrested.”
Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court
also in Abuja had granted the ex-NSA bail on
November 3 in the charges of unlawful possession
of firearms, but the bail was on November 4
scuttled by the DSS who laid siege to his Asokoro
Residence and placed him under house arrest.
The claim of the security agents was that Dasuki
was being investigated on another matter.
He was later arraigned before justice Yusuf Baba
of the Abuja High court on breach of trust an was
granted bail but which was also refused to be
obeyed by the security operatives.
Dasuki was also moved to another high court of
Justice Affem who also admitted him on bail on
the grounds that the offence was a bailable one.
Raji who perfected the bail condition of his client
disclosed that the actions of the security agents
was an affront to the rule of law under
democracy.
The lawyer appealed to the authorities of the
security agents and the federal government to
respect court order and allow Dasuki to enjoy the
bail granted him by the court.
Dasuki is facing two sets of criminal charges
involving alleged diversion of about N45bn meant
for arms procurement along with others before
two judges of the FCT High Court, Abuja. http://www.punchng.com/19870-2/