Proceedings in the trial of the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Dasuki (rtd), over alleged unlawful possession of firearms and money laundering, on Tuesday, stalled due to Dasuki’s response to federal government multiple applications. The federal government said on Tuesday when Dasuki’s trial for unlawful possession of firearms and money laundering came up before Justice Adeniyi Ademola that it needed time to response to issues raised by Dasuki in his objection.
Federal government prosecution counsel, Oladipo Okpeseyitan (SAN) told the court that the government had two applications pending before the court. One of them, a motion seeking to revoke the bail granted to the accused by the court and the second, an application seeking a stay of further execution of an order directing the release of Dasuki’s International Passport. He said that although the applications were ripe for hearing, the defendant’s counsel had served him a preliminary objection in court that challenged court jurisdiction among others. Okpeseyitan (SAN) said that Dasuki’s application contained serious averments which the federal government must respond to in the interest of justice. In his response, the defense counsel, Joseph Daudu (SAN) said he was not oppose to the prosecution request for an adjournment if that will enable him respond to the objections.
Consequently, the trial judge, Justice Ademola, with the consent of the counsel, adjourned the matter to January 20, 2016. In his application which has little to do with the five count charges before the court, the federal government had asked the court to stay the order made on November 3 that modified Dasuki’s bail conditions, the release of his International passport and permission to travel abroad for medical care.
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