Federal High Court in Abuja Wednesday issued a warrant
against the Department of State Services (DSS) to produce former National
Security Adviser retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki.
The Nigerian government is prosecuting Dasuki for alleged
criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and dishonest release of funds to
the tune of N33.3 billion.
At the resumed trial, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf ordered the
security outfit to produce Dasuki on the back of a request by the prosecutor,
Oluwaleke Atolagbe.
Atolagbe had asked that the court grants an order to enable
Dasuki to appear in court to answer to charges against him by the federal
government.
The prosecutor told the court on Wednesday that he was ready
to proceed with the trial as he has a witness who came From Port Harcourt, but
the absence of the 1st defendant in court remains a challenge.
Counsel to Colonel Dasuki, Victor Okwudili, however,
expressed surprise that the prosecution is asking about whereabouts of his
client when he knows where he is.
He maintained that the 1st defendant is in the custody of
the prosecution and it behoves on the prosecution to produce him.
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