Photo:: Dasuki pleads not guilty to money laundering charges

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.