The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday re-arraigned the immediate-past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), and his co-accused, before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama.
The accused persons, including a former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, and his son, Sagir, were re-arraigned before Justice Baba Yusuf on 22 counts involving alleged diversion of N13bn said to have been meant for purchase of arms.
Others named in the case as accused persons are a former Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the NSA, Shuaibu Salisu, a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda as well as Sagir’s firm, Dalhatu Investment.
Dasuki was produced in court for the re-arraignment on Tuesday from the custody of the Department of State Service, where he had been remanded for over one year despite meeting his bail conditions.
He and his co-accuse persons, pleaded not guilty to all the charges, when read to them on Tuesday.
The 22 counts comprised alleged criminal breach of trust, receiving stolen property and misappropriation of funds involving N13bn.
The case was transferred from another judge of the FCT High Court, Justice Peter Affen, last year.
The transfer which necessitated the case starting afresh by a way of re-arraignment before the new judge, followed a letter by Dasuki, through his lawyer, Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN), requesting that the case like, a similar one already pending before Justice Yusuf, be tried in one court.
Before the transfer of the case, there was a similar case comprising 19 counts bordering on similar allegations of diversion N32bn arms money, pending before Justice Yusuf.
The case was also filed against Dasuki and others by the EFCC.
The two cases will now proceed simultaneously before Justice Yusuf.
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