Dasuki still has large cache of arms, FG tells court

The Federal Government, Wednesday, told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the embattled  former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki has not accounted for a large cache of sophisticated arms he imported while in office.

According to the government, there are fears that the missing arms are in the hands of some unidentified ‎persons that were sympathetic towards the ex-NSA’s cause.

The government stated this in an application filed by its lawyer, Oladipo Okpeseyi, SAN, seeking an order permitting it to shield the identities of its prosecution witnesses in Dasuki’s ongoing trial before the court.

The former NSA is facing charges before the court on four counts of money laundering and illegal possession of firearms.

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Thé application filed on June 3, 2016 stated that though it had recovered some of the arms and ammunitions, including cash in foreign currencies in Dasuki’s Abuja home, security operatives were yet to locate a large volume of others.

According to government, the application becomes necessary because Dasuki was a man of huge influence across the country, and that the safety of witnesses it intended to call would be threatened if their identities were not shielded.

Okpeseyi informed the trial judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the pending application  during the Wednesday’s proceedings.

Dasuki’s lawyer, Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN),however informed the court his intention to oppose the application. Adding that he would file a counter-affidavit against the application which he described as “unfounded”.

Justice Ademola adjourned till June 23 and 24 for hearing of the prosecution’s application.

 

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