Embattled former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), yesterday disclosed that the federal government had no legal or moral justification for his continued incarceration since last December, stressing that his continued detention is arbitrary.
Dasuki spoke through his counsel, Mr. Robert Emukperuo while making his final address at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice sitting in Abuja, basing his position on Sections 293-296 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act ACJA 2015 which outline the procedure for keeping a suspect in detention for not more than two weeks.
Emukperuo had earlier filed an application to amend the originating application by including additional reliefs, a request the court granted, ordering the defendant to respond, if any, within 15 days to the issues raised in the amendment.
He prayed the court to order the release of his client and as well order the government to pay N500 million as compensation to Dasuki, arguing that aside its complete disdain for the laws of the land, government had also not followed judicial orders given by courts of competent jurisdiction.
Speaking on the issue of being in possession of arms, the lawyer held that his client was granted bail on self-recognition and the Ministry of Justice did not oppose the application for bail. He then wondered why they had to still keep him in detention having not opposed the bail application if they knew he was a security risk.
In his ruling, the presiding judge, Justice Friday Nwoke ordered the defendant to ensure that his two witnesses are in court today for oral evidence.
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