Parties in the
criminal cases involving former a National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and
others have agreed that the two charges against them be brought before a single
judge for determination.
They resolved on
Wednesday to approach the Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT), before which the cases are pending, to seek his approval for
re-assignment of both cases to Justice Husein Baba-Yusuf.
The first case
involves Dasuki, a former Director of Finance, Office of the NSA, Shuaibu
Salisu; a former Executive Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC), Aminu Baba-Kusa and his two companies – Acacia Holding
Limited, and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited.
They are accused of
diverting about N13.6 billion belonging to ONSA.
The case is being
handled by Justice Baba-Yusuf.
The second case, now
before Justice Peter Affen (also of the High Court of the FCT), involves
Dasuki, ex-Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda; a former Director of
Finance at ONSA, Shuaibu Salisu, a former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru
Bafarawa, his son, Sagir Bafarawa and their company, Dalhatu Investment
Limited.
They are accused of
diverting about N9.2billion from ONSA.
At the resumption of
proceedings on Wednesday, lead prosecution lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN),
suggested that the court shelved the scheduled hearing of a motion by Dasuki,
challenging the simultaneous existence of both cases.
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