Gabriel Suswam, former governor
of Benue state, was arraigned before a court in Abuja on Friday.
The office of the
attorney-general of the federation arraigned him on charges bordering on
illegal possession of firearms and money laundering.
Suswam, who was arrested by the
Department of State Services (DSS) two weeks ago, pleaded not guilty when the
charges were read to him.
The court granted him bail in the
sum of N500m.
This is not the first time that
the secret police would arrest Suswam. Last year, DSS picked him up after
allegedly discovering firearms in his cars.
Tony Opuiyo, an agent of the
service, had disclosed this in a statement.
The secret police said incriminating
items were discovered in cars parked at Dunes Investment and Global Properties
Ltd in Abuja.
“The Department of State Services
(DSS) wishes to inform the public that on 24th February, 2017, between 2100
hours and 0242 hours, the service executed a search warrant, at the property of
Dunes Investment and Global Properties Ltd, located at No 44 Aguiyi Ironsi Way,
Maitama-Abuja,” the statement read.
“The operation was informed by
intelligence that some incriminating items were stashed in the boots of cars
parked at the property, particularly a Mercedes Benz S550 (BWR 135AH), and
Masarati 4.7 (BWR 207 AJ), which were subsequently confiscated.
“Consequently, on 25th February,
2017, about 1000hours, in the presence of two (2) private security officers employed
by Dunes Investment, the cars were searched and the following items were
recovered.”
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