Former National Security officer Sambo Dasuki has pleaded
not guilty to the 19 count charge of money laundering filed against him and two
others by the EFCC. Dasuki pleaded not guilty to the crime during the hearing
of the case at the Federal High Court in Abuja today December 14th.
Those arraigned alongside him were a former Director of the
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Aminu Baba Kusa and Director of Finance
and Administration in the Office of the NSA, Salisu Shuaibu.
Count one of the charges read: “That you Col Mohammed Sambo
Dasuki (RTD) whilst being the national security adviser and Shuaibu Salisu whilst
being director of finance and administration in the office of the national
security adviser and Hon Waripamowei Dudafa (now at a large) whilst being
senior special assistant, domestic affairs to the president on or about 27th
November
, 2014 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court
entrusted with dominion over certain properties, to wit: The sum of N10bn being
part of funds in the account of the national security adviser with the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the equivalent of which sum you received from the CBN in
foreign currencies to wit: $47, 000, 000 and 5.6 million euros, committed
criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property when you claimed to
have distributed same to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary
election delegates and yoù thereby committed an offence punishable under
section 315 of the penal code Act Cap 532, Vol 4, LFN 2004.”
The presiding judge, Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf adjourned
the case till tomorrow December 15th for hearing on their separate bail
applications.
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