The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will begin the trial of former National
Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki at a Federal High Court
Abuja today
December 11th.
He alongside
ex-Minister of Finance Bashir Yuguda and a former Director of Finance in the
Office of the National Security Adviser, Shuaibu Salisu, a former Executive
Director of NNPC Aminu Baba Kusa, former Sokoto State Governor Attahiru
Bafarawa, Sagir Attahiru, Dalhatu Investment Limited, Acacia Holdings Limited
and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited...
...are to be tried
for the misappropriation N10billion allegedly distributed to delegates to the
Presidential Primary Election of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).
The charges in part
read: “That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being National Security
Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being the Director of Finance and
Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser and Hon.
Waripamowei Dudafa (now at large) whilst bring Senior Special Assistant ,
Domestic Affairs to the President on or about 27th November within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court entrusted with dominion over certain
properties to wit: the sum of N10billion being part of the funds in the account
of the National Security Adviser with the CBN, the equivalent of which sum you
received from the CBN in foreign currencies to wit: $47million and €5.6million
Euros committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property when
you claimed to have distributed same to the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)
Presidential Primary Election delegates and you thereby committed an offence
punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.
“That you Col.
Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu,
whilst being the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the
National Security Adviser(ONSA) between
22nd January 2015 and 19th March 2015 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court entrusted with dominion over certain properties to wit:
N2,120,000,000 which was in the account of National Security Adviser with the
CBN committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property by
remitting the said sum into the account of DAAR Investment and Holding Company
Limited controlled by one Dr. Raymond Dokpesi for the funding of media
activities for the 2015 Presidential Election Campaign for the PDP and you thereby committed an offence punishable under
under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.
“That you Col.
Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu,
whilst being the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the
National Security Adviser on or about 12th December 2013 in Abuja within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, and in such capacities entrusted with dominion over certain
properties to wit: N90million which was in the account of the ONSA with Diamond
Bank Plc, committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property by
remitting the said sum into the account of Brains and Hammers Limited for the
purchase of 7-bedroom duplex house at No.11 Mansur Bamalli Drive (D1064), Apo 1
Abuja and you thereby committed an offence
punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.
