{"id":161845,"date":"2025-05-09T22:56:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T21:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/court-gives-efcc-3-days-to-conclude-10-year-old-corruption-charges-against-ex-nsa-dasuki"},"modified":"2025-05-09T23:58:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T22:58:35","slug":"court-gives-efcc-3-days-to-conclude-10-year-old-corruption-charges-against-ex-nsa-dasuki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/court-gives-efcc-3-days-to-conclude-10-year-old-corruption-charges-against-ex-nsa-dasuki","title":{"rendered":"Court gives EFCC 3 days to conclude 10-year-old corruption charges against ex-NSA Dasuki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted three consecutive days to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to conclude the ten-year-old corruption charges it instituted against a former National Security Adviser Mohammed Sambo Dasuki.<\/p>\n<p>The judge allocated 7, 8 and 9 July for the anti-graft agency to conclude the corruption case it started in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Lifu\u2019s decision came when the trial was started afresh in his court, and counsel for EFCC, Oladipupo Okpeseyi, and A. A. Usman for Dasuki argued over the admissibility or otherwise of a subpoena issued on 24 May 2018 to the Department of State Service, DSS, to present in court certain items found on Dasuki\u2019s properties.<\/p>\n<p>Dasuki\u2019s counsel initiated legal arguments when he challenged the status of the subpoena because it was issued to the DSS as an entity not recognised by the law of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The EFCC lawyer, however, countered the objection, insisting that DSS was a creation of statute and that there had been no confusion in the identity of the organisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe document was duly served on Department of State Security. The Department has no confusion as to its identity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe witness did not exhibit any confusion as to his invitation by the Court. The objection as to form does not defeat the end of Justice. We humbly pray the Court not to sustain the objection in the interest of substantial justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Justice Lifu admitted the subpoena as an exhibit and reserved his ruling to be delivered along with the main charge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have carefully and painstakingly listened to learned counsel on the admissibility of the document sought to be tendered by the prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have also perused the document in relation to the name on the said subpoena. Admissibility of documentary evidence is governed by the law of evidence, and it is determined by relevancy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a criminal case which is about 10 years old in the docket of this court, coupled with the fact that ACJA 2015 envisages speedy dispensation of criminal justice, this document shall be admitted and a ruling shall be incorporated into the final judgement of this court,\u201d said Justice Lifu.<\/p>\n<p>The judge drew the attention of the parties to the fact that the case had dragged and suffered delay for ten years, having been filed in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>At the proceedings, the first prosecution witness and exhibit keeper with the DSS, Monsur Mohammed, was permitted to give evidence on the strength of the subpoena.<\/p>\n<p>He subsequently presented several items found in Dasuki\u2019s properties at 13 John Khadije Street, Asokoro, Abuja; 46 Nelson Mandela Street, Asokoro Abuja; Sabon Birnin Road, Sokoto; and Sultan Abubakar Road, also in Sokoto.<\/p>\n<p>Four different search warrants executed in July 2015 at the four properties led to the recovery of the undisclosed items.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the DSS exhibit keeper admitted that nothing incriminating was found on the properties.<\/p>\n<p>After the evidence, Justice Lifu held that in the circumstances of the case and by consent of all counsel, \u201cthis suit is hereby adjourned to 7, 8 and 9 July 2025 at the instance of the Court for further hearing.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThe learned prosecutor is expected to close his case on these adjourned dates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted three consecutive days to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to conclude the ten-year-old corruption charges it instituted against a former National Security Adviser Mohammed Sambo Dasuki. 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