An Abuja High Court on Monday dismissed an application for stay of proceedings filed by Dasuki’s Lawyer Mr Joesph Daudu (SAN).
Col. Sambo Dasuki, a former National Security Adviser (NSA) is facing trial over alleged diversion of N13.6bn meant for the purchase of arm.
Dasuki was arraigned alongside Mr Shuaibu Salisu, a former director of Finance in the Office of the NSA, Aminu Baba-Kusa, a former Executive Director of NNPC.
Other defendants in the trial were Acacia Holding Ltd and Reliance Referral Hospital Ltd.
Earlier, Dasuki, through his lawyer Daudu filed a motion praying the court to stay further proceedings pending when his client’s liberty is enforced.
He also accused the prosecution of disobeying the order of the court by re-arresting his client after he was granted bail and had met his bail conditions.
The prosecuting lawyer, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), in a 26-paragraph affidavit and a 14-page written address urged the court not to grant the application.
Jacobs said that Dasuki was re-arrested by the Department of Security Service (DSS) on another alleged offence different from the case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
At the resumed hearing on Monday, Justice Husseni Baba-Yusuf, in a ruling dismissed the application saying, “It does not hold any merit’’.
Baba-Yusuf held that the only issue to be determined was to know whether the applicant (Federal Government) disobeyed the Court’s order.
He went further to hold that a court order was said to be disobeyed if such order was directed to that person in question.
The judge said that although the court granted bail to Dasuki, it did not order that he should not be re-arrested on another allegation.
Baba-Yusuf then adjourned till March 23 for hearing and for the trial to continue.
-NAN
