The former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bello Haliru Mohammed and his son, Abbah, will be arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission this week on four counts charge of money laundering of an amount close to #300million, which he was accused to have collected from the Office of the National Security Adviser on March 17, 2015 for political campaign but under the guise that it was meant for “Safe Houses.”The accused are to be arraigned before Justice Ahmed Mohammed, who is currently serving as a vacation judge in the Abuja division of the court.
It was stated in the first count that the N300m collected by the accused was part of proceeds of Dasuki’s unlawful activity.
Also accused in the charge FHC/ABJ/CR/389/2015 is the firm, Bam Properties, through which the former PDP Chair as well as the ex-Minister of Defence, and his son allegedly collected the money from the Office of the NSA.
Dasuki and some others accused persons are being prosecuted before two judges of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in relation to diversion of the sum of N45bn meant for the procurement of arms.
While counts one and two are said to have been offences contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under section 15 (3) of the same Act; under count three, the accused allegedly kept the money in their Sterling Bank Plc. account when they “knew Doctor Aliru Bello and Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (retd.) to be engaged in a criminal conduct.” The offence said to be in contrary to Section 17 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under section 17 (b) of the same Act.
In another news, the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and some of his co-accused who had been remanded in Kuje prison since December 21 over their inability to meet the bail conditions imposed by a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, with respect to charges of misappropriation of arms fund preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, may have found a serving or retired federal civil servant in the director cadre who owns N250m worth of property in Abuja to stand as bail surety for him.
With the breakthrough in the search for a surety, sources said Dasuki, who was moved along with others to Kuje prison on December 21, pending when he would meet the bail conditions, would on Tuesday present all necessary documents to complete the processing of the bail.
Sources disclosed to newsmen that the ex-NSA that directors in the Federal Civil Service owning properties that worth up to #250m who had been contacted were afraid of the possibility of being arrested by the EFCC to account for how they acquired such property.
But the source however said, Dasuki has finally found a suretybut because of the public holiday on Monday, all the necessary documents will be presented on Tuesday for verifications ordered by the judge can be carried out and the process completed same day so that . so that "the judge sign the warrant that will release him from prison.”
According to Dasuki’s lawyer, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), “We are meeting the bail conditions, God willing.”he simply said.
Dasuki and some others accused persons are being prosecuted before two judges of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in relation to diversion of the sum of N45bn meant for the procurement of arms.
While counts one and two are said to have been offences contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under section 15 (3) of the same Act; under count three, the accused allegedly kept the money in their Sterling Bank Plc. account when they “knew Doctor Aliru Bello and Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (retd.) to be engaged in a criminal conduct.” The offence said to be in contrary to Section 17 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under section 17 (b) of the same Act.
In another news, the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and some of his co-accused who had been remanded in Kuje prison since December 21 over their inability to meet the bail conditions imposed by a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, with respect to charges of misappropriation of arms fund preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, may have found a serving or retired federal civil servant in the director cadre who owns N250m worth of property in Abuja to stand as bail surety for him.
With the breakthrough in the search for a surety, sources said Dasuki, who was moved along with others to Kuje prison on December 21, pending when he would meet the bail conditions, would on Tuesday present all necessary documents to complete the processing of the bail.
Sources disclosed to newsmen that the ex-NSA that directors in the Federal Civil Service owning properties that worth up to #250m who had been contacted were afraid of the possibility of being arrested by the EFCC to account for how they acquired such property.
But the source however said, Dasuki has finally found a suretybut because of the public holiday on Monday, all the necessary documents will be presented on Tuesday for verifications ordered by the judge can be carried out and the process completed same day so that . so that "the judge sign the warrant that will release him from prison.”
According to Dasuki’s lawyer, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), “We are meeting the bail conditions, God willing.”he simply said.
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