Dasuki Awaits Presidency’s Approval As Judge Clears Him

A federal high court in Abuja has served a warrant of release of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) on the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the attorney-general of the federation, his lawyer, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), confirmed on Tuesday.

The development follows the former NSA meeting all the bail conditions imposed on him by the court.

The Federal High Court in Abuja had on July 2 granted bail to Dasuki from the custody of the DSS, where he had been detained for two and a half years.

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, who granted bail to Dasuki in the sum of N200m with two sureties in like sum, ruled that the continued detention of the applicant since December 29, 2015, could not be justified.

The bail conditions are expected to be perfected fully this week.

According to PRNigeria, a court bailiff accompanied by the two sureties who stood for Dasuki officially served the DSS chief and minister of justice with the warrant of release around 1pm Tuesday.

The warrant of release dated July 16, 2018 with a title ‘Verification of Bail Conditions’ and signed by Mba Nkem A. Omotosho, Deputy Chief Registrar was served on the DSS Headquarters and the Office of Minister of Justice in Abuja.

The warrant of release read in part: “Pursuant to the judgement Order made on Monday the 2nd day of July 2018 granted by his lordship, Hon Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu, directing various conditions to be fulfilled prior to the Release on Bail of the Applicant (Col. Sambo Dasuki Rtd).

“I have scrupulously verified the entire conditions of bail as ordered by his lordship and the three ambits are fulfilled.

“Hence, the respondents, the Director-General, State Security Services, and Attorney General of the Federation are hereby notified as directed by his lordship for the subsequent compliance of same.

“Attached herewith is the enrolled Order of the Court and all the necessary bail documents for your perusal and aggrandizement,” it concluded.

The ex-NSA is being prosecuted by the federal government for alleged corruption and possession of arms.