An Abuja High
Court on Monday adjourned consolidation of retired Col. Sambo Dasuki’s motion
till July 11.
Dasuki , a former National Security Adviser to former President
Goodluck Jonathan, was arraigned for alleged diversion of N13.6 billion.
He is
being tried alongside Shuaibu Salisu, a former Director of Finance, Office of
the National Security Adviser, and Aminu Baba-Kusa, a former NNPC Executive
Director.
Also being tried were two firms, Acacia Holding Limited and Reliance Referral
Hospital Limited. Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf, who adjourned the case, said that
it would allow Chief Akin Olujimi (SAN), Counsel to Salisu, to be present in
court.
At the last sitting, Dasuki’s counsel, Mr Joesph Daudu (SAN), had prayed
the court to consolidate the cases against his client.
The cases were before
Baba-Yusuf and Justice Peter Affen.
Daudu sought for an order directing the
prosecution to amend charge No FCT/HC/CR/43/ 2015 pending before Baba-Yusuf, to
include the counts in suit No FCT/HC/CR/43/2015, before Affen.
He said that his
prayer was pursuant to sections 6(6)(a), 35(5) and (9) of the 1999 Constitution
as amended, and sections 1(1); 208; 396(3); 401and 492(3) of the Administration
of Criminal Justice Act 2015.
At the resumed hearing on Monday, the motion was
not moved because of the absence of Olujimi.
Daudu and Mr Solomon Umoh (SAN),
Counsel to the Baba-Kusa, said that the motion should be moved in the presence of
Olujimi.
Labels: Court adjourns Dasuki’s motion to consolidate cases to July 11
