Former
National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki, yesterday told the
Federal High Court, Abuja, that he did not commit any unlawful transaction with
th
e former Publicity Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh.
Dasuki was
NSA to former President Goodluck Jonathan between June 2012 and July 2015.
At the
resumed hearing, Dasuki, who was led in evidence by counsel to Metuh, Onyeachi
Ikpeazu (SAN), also told the court that he has not been charged or convicted of
any unlawful act with respect to the first defendant.
He added
that as former NSA, he was only answerable to the President.
Dasuki was
for the second time, called to the witness box yesterday, following the refusal
of the court to grant his application for adjournment.
Justice Okon
Abang had said in his ruling that the refusal to grant the application hinged
on the ground that the defense counsel would have used his skill to ask the
witness relevant questions.
He added
that there was sufficient evidence that would have enabled counsel to ask questions
rather than apply for adjournment.
The judge
said there was no provision in law for an adjournment to be granted to a
witness who was not even a party to a matter to refresh his memory.
However,
under cross-examination by counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), Sylvanus Tahir, he (Dasuki) again, declined to comment on
alleged transactions between his office and Metuh and his company Destra
Investment Limited, without first checking his records.
Even when he
was confronted with exhibits showing transactions between his office and the
first and second defendants, Dasuki simply dismissed them as purported
documents of a prosecution that is desperate to get a conviction.
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