Ex-NSA Dasuki docked, granted bail

The Department of State Security (DSS) today arraigned the former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki before a Federal High Court in Abuja on one count of possession of firearms without license.
The charge was said to violate provisions of 27(1)(a)(i) of the Firearms Act, Cap F28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail on self-recognition.
The presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola ordered that Dasuki should deposit his diplomatic passport and other traveling documents to the Deputy Registrar, Litigation, of the court, as the only condition for the bail.
The judge also ordered that any of Dasuki’s traveling documents, which might be in possession of government agency be retrieved and deposited with the court.

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The firearms, which Dasuki was accused of possessing without licence, include five Tavor riffles, 20 magazines, five rifle slings, five packets of servicing kit, one packet of MOD AP9 Cal. 9mm Luger No. 033373, small magazine containing 16 rounds of 9mm ammunition and bigger magazine containing 23 five rounds of 9mm ammunition.
Others are one Macro Uzi with serial No 60244, one magazine with 16 rounds of live 9mm ammunition and 36 rounds of live 9mm.
Some of the items were said to have been recovered from his Range Rover car with number plate Abuja RBC 517 JN.
The items were said to have been recovered during a search of his residence at 13, John Khadiya Street, Asokoro, Abuja on July 16, 2015.

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