Arms Money: Dasuki, Four Others Granted Bail By Court
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Friday, December 18th, 2015
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki and four others standing trial over the misappropriation of the sum of $2.1 Billion arms money.
Others accused granted bail Friday by Justice Hussien Baba-Yusuf included a former Director in the NSA office, Shuaibu Salisu, former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Aminu Baba Kusa and two firms, including the Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Reference Hospital.
Each accused who pleaded not guilty to the 19 count charge including Money laundering and breach of trust, were asked to produce the sum of N250 Million; a surety each, who must be a serving or retired civil servant, not lower than the status of a Director.
The surety must also possess property in Abuja which must be of the same amount, ordered by Justice Baba-Yusuf.
The jurist also ruled that the accused must make available their international passports to the Court Registrar.
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