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| Foremr NSA Sambo Dasuki |
In Nigerian the
Federal Government has filed fresh charges of alleged money laundering against former
National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, who was arraigned in September on a
single count charge of illegal possession of firearms.
The government
also requested that witnesses against Dasuki be given special cover, including
use of facial mask.
On September 1,
the prosecution counsel, Mohammed Diri, told the court that Dasuki was charged
with the unlawful possession of firearms without a licence. The former NSA
pleaded not guilty.
On resumed
hearing Masquerade234 gathered that M.S. Labaran, appearing for the
prosecution, announced that the charge against Dasuki had been expanded to
include illegal possession of various amounts of local and foreign currency in
his Abuja residence and family house in Sokoto.
He also
requested that the trial be conducted in secrecy by providing special cover for
witnesses from using public routes.
He requested the
use of private witness room, use of facial masks, and also urged the court to
allow only accredited members of the media to cover the trial.
In a counter
motion, one of the counsels to Dasuki and former president of the Nigeria Bar
Association, Joseph Daudu, objected to the request for special cover for
prosecution witnesses in the case on the ground that the case was harmless
within a democratic setting.
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