Embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) has told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that he is being punished by some persons at the highest level of power in the country for perceived grievances they hold against him while in active military service many years ago.
He did not name any particular person.
In his reply to a motion by the government requesting for his secret trial, Dasuki told the court that he has rested his case in God for the ultimate judgment.
“It is crystal clear that the defendant (Dasuki) is being punished by the powers that be for the perceived offences committed long before… we leave them to the Almighty God for his ultimate judgment,” his counsel, Mr. Joseph Daudu said.
Dasuki who is facing charges before three different high courts for various allegations and was granted bail but was rearrested in last December. He has since been held incommunicado.
At the resumed trial yesterday, the Federal Government had approached the court, seeking secret trial of Dasuki who is facing charges of unlawful possession of firearms, money laundering and breach of trust.
In the fresh motion argued by the prosecuting counsel, Dipo Okpeseyi, government prayed the court to allow witnesses give evidence behind the screen to be provided by the court.
He held that the request hinged on the fact that Dasuki, as a former top security chief, has large loyalists across the country who may jeopardize the trial if done in the open.
But counsel to Dasuki opposed the request for secret trial arguing that it would breach the principle of fair trial.
He added that contrary to the position of the government, Dasuki could not be a threat to the witnesses as he has been in the custody of the federal government since December last year.
Dasuki argued that open trial is the minimum requirement in a criminal trial and as such, any attempt to opt for a secret trial in the instant case, which was not a capital offense will run contrary to Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution on fail trial.
The defence counsel, therefore, asked the court to discountenance the claim made by the prosecution on the issue of loyalty in the military circle, stressing that such claim was a mere speculation and not backed up by facts.
Justice Ademola fixed ruling and continuation of trial for September 13, 14 and 15.

jrupa:
Please do not allow my landlord to see this post if not I will be in trouble.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, was on Friday hosted by the indigenes of Ile-Ife, Osun State, resident in the United States.

The monarch, with his entourage, was received at the J.F. Kennedy Airport, New York, by leaders of Ife indigenes and other Nigerians in the US on Thursday.

A New York City Senator, Kevin Parker, and the Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams, said the city had secured a proclamation to declare Monday, June 13, 2016 as Yoruba Day.

They said the action was to honour the monarch.

According to a statement, the Ooni has also been billed to visit President Barack Obama at the White House, where he will receive an award.

The statement added that a number of programmes had been scheduled to honour the traditional ruler while in the country.

As part of activities in his visit to the US, the Ooni will on Sunday, June 12, 2016, be the Special Guest of Honour at the prestigious Odunde festival.

The festival, which promotes the culture of the Yoruba race, was created in 1975 by Lois Fernandez and Ruth Arthur, and attracts about 500,000 people annually.

The event will provide an opportunity for the monarch to interact with the over 3,000 Ife indigenes in the US on how to develop Ile-Ife.

The statement said, “On the same day, the Museum of the Contemporary African Diaspora Arts will receive the monarch in a private reception as well as a public forum session.

“Expected at the event will be Brooklyn Borough President and a New York City Public Advocate, Leticia James. The monarch will then move to the Mid-West and other parts of the country to attend economic and leadership summits before being received by President Barack Obama through The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighbourhood Partnerships.”

The Chairman of the Grand Reception Planning Committee and one of the leaders of Ife Ooye North America group, Chief Olubunmi Awopileda, said, “All Ife natives in the US are excited and energised for this epochal occasion. It will be an occasion to showcase our very rich culture with our king as the symbol.”

Destined2win:
Shoro niyen?

Zoharariel:
Vladimirovich Putin, my son, be wary when you see a rat threatening a cat, we have an adage for it in Ijebu, it is called “Dada o le ja, sugbon o laburo togbo ju le” meaning “Dada (A person with dreadlocks) cannot fight but has a younger sibling he relies on”.

You do not need an astrologist to tell you that Amerika is scheming to replicate the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki on Moscow & St. Petersburg so I suggest you position atleast 42% of your sophisticated nukes towards Amerika preferably the R-36M so that the bastards at the Pentagon do not see them coming.

1 thing is certain, my son, when push comes to shove, NATO will blink & cower at the blasts of the Russian Topol-M & RS-24 Yars.

But you must do me 2 important favours - Putin;

1.) Make sure the 1st nuclear missile target in Saudi-Arabia is the Kaaba so that I can tell my muslim neighbour who is fond of telling me - “I am going to Mecca, I am going to Mecca” - to change his pilgrim destination to the Taman Budaya Sentul Amusement Park in Jarkata Indonesia.

2.) Make sure the 5th nuclear missile target in Amerika (Because I already know that the 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th targets are WhiteHouse, Pentagon, Langley & WallStreet) is directed at the city of Pontiac in Michigan so that my heartless Ex-woman friend can be roasted like Asun (roasted goat meat) for breaking my heart by emigrating to Amerika in 2014 without telling me until a week later. I have not been able to love ever since.

Sexytemi:



ohhhhh, okay...that i can def do.

Sexytemi:


Bonjour mon ami....yap, i did...and you?

Sexytemi:


okay o

Sexytemi:


don't think so....what abt offline?

Sexytemi:


Lol...

what to do o, well, the pleasure is all mine o...nice meeting u too.

Sexytemi:


Lol....pls don't let us derail this thread o.

Sexytemi:


Lol, yes o, I'm an okra seller

Sexytemi:


tnx

sickstars:


wetin do ur fone?

Abi ur credit waka go egypt crusade ni?

sickstars:


Jesus we need to jail him
wat a precious meal

Sexytemi:
*yawns*....@ op, you were wrong for insulting his family, and he was wrong for calling u shawty n also insulting u, so here's the verdict...you both are wrong....

Elosky20:
i have watched this movie b4. oge okoye will later go and apologise to emeka ike