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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja has fixed December 11, 2019 for hearing in the trial of Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) and four others over alleged misappropriation of N19.4b arms funds.
Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf adjourned the trial after EFCC’s Counsel, Oluwaleken Atolegbe, who held brief for Rotimi Jacob (SAN), notified the court of a motion he filed.
Dasuki, former National Security Adviser (NSA) under former President Goodluck Jonathan was arraigned alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, former Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, his son, Sagir and his company, Dalhatu Investment Limited.
They are facing 25-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of public funds amounting to N19. 4 billion.
At the resumed hearing, Atolagbe informed the court that the case was adjourned for hearing, adding that the prosecution was ready to go on with the case as its witness was in court.