Alleged N13.6bn Fraud: Dasuki, Others Plead Not Guilty To Fresh Charges

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,

this morning, arraigned the former National Security

Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, before an Abuja

High Court sitting at Maitama over a fresh 19-count

criminal charge.

Dasuki was docked alongside the erstwhile Director of

Finance in the Office of the NSA, Mr. Shuaibu Salisu,

former Executive Director of the Nigeria National

Petroleum Commission, NNPC, Aminu Baba-Kusa, as well

as his companies, Acacia Holding Limited and Reliance

Referal Hospital Limited.

Meantime, the accused persons who were alleged to have

illegally diverted over N13.6billion from the national

treasury, pleaded not guilty to the entire charge, even as

Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf adjourned till Tuesday to hear

their separate applications for bail.

Specifically, EFCC, alleged that it was the accused persons

that supervised the unlawful disbursement of billions of

Naira from different bank accounts belonging to the office

of the NSA.

The funds were allegedly distributed to delegates to the

Presidential Primary Election the Peoples Democratic

Party, PDP held in Abuja, a process that saw the

emergence of ex-President Jonathan as the sole candidate

for the party.

The EFCC, among other things, alleged that the sum of

N13.570 billion, being money for an “agreement”, between

Dasuki and the ex-Director of Finance in the office of the

NSA, Salisu, was looted from the national treasury.

They were said to have transferred a total sum of N1.45b

to Acacia Holdings Limited’s account for special prayers;

N2.1b given to DAAR Investment and Holding Company

Limited for publicity; N170m for a four-bedroom duplex;

N380m to support re-election of members of the House of

Representatives; and N750m paid into Reliance Referral

Hospital Limited’s account for special prayers.

Besides, EFCC said its investigations revealed that N670m

was paid to certain publisher, N260m transferred to Tony

Anenih and N345million traced to a former President of

the Senate, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu.

The Commission said it has not been able to trace the ex-

Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to ex-President

Goodluck Jonathan, Hon. Waripamowei Dudafa, who it

said was “on the run”.

Source: Vanguard