Photos: Court adjourns hearing on Dasuki's application to stop bail

Justice Baba Yusuf of the Federal High Court,
Abuja today Friday Jan. 22nd adjourned the trial
of the former National Security Adviser, Col.
Sambo Dasuki till February 4.
The counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, told
Justice Yusuf on Friday that an application had
earlier been made by Mr. Dasuki through his
clients for stay of proceedings in court.
He said his client was of the view that the
application should be refused. He noted that the
Administration of Criminal Justice Act stipulates
that such cases be heard daily, and argued that
while the judge could hear a motion from the
defendants, as the case progresses, a prayer for
stay of proceedings should not be allowed.
Mr. Dasuki’s counsel, Joseph Daudu, countered
that the details in the said application should be
strongly evaluated, as it contained an abuse of
the rules of court. Dauda said he had been unable
to reach his client since he was rearrested by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC.
He was only able to see his client after a long
time, after a court order on Thursday demanded
that Mr. Dasuki be produced in court. The
counsels to the second, third, fourth defendants
also said they had neither been served with the
said application, nor with the counter affidavit,
from the prosecution.
Justice Yusuf, therefore ruled that the matter
could not be heard yet.
"Having heard all parties, I can say with all sense
of notice that the matter cannot be heard today,"
he noted.
He said it was important to allow Mr. Dasuki go
through the counter-affidavit and make his
responses to the issues raised and directed that
counsels to the other defendants be served with
the motion on notice, as well as the counter
affidavits, before the next date of hearing.