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Dasuki Appears In Court, Claims He Could Not Remember What Happened In Metuh’s Case

Sambo Dasuki
Sambo Dasuki

Former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, appeared before Federal High Court in Abuja today, Wednesday, told the court that he could not give accurate account what happened in his office in 2014 because of his two years in detention.
Dasuki responded to the court subpoena for him to give evidence in the trial of former National Publicity Secretary of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Olisah Metuh on N400 million corruption charges.
The former NSA, in his brief remarks, before Justice Okon Abang at the instance of Metuh,
confirmed that he knew Metuh but that he could not recall without reference to his records, the transaction of 2014 upon which Metuh was put on trial by the Federal Government.
Led in evidence by Mr. Emeka Etiaba (SAN) Counsel Metuh, Dasuki told Justice Abang that he had been kept in the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS) for over two years and had no access to records of his office that could make him refresh his memory to give accurate evidence.
He recalled the caution issued to him by the court to the effect that he would be prosecuted if he gives inaccurate evidence in the trial of Metuh, adding that in order to give accurate evidence, he needs to have a recourse to his records to be able to give accurate evidence.
Counsel to Metuh had to apply for an adjournment to enable Dasuki to have access to his records to enable him to give correct evidence. Adding that from all indications, Dasuki is ever willing and ready to cooperate to give reliable evidence.
However, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC), Sylvanus Tahir opposed the application for adjournment, adding that major documents needed by Dasuki to give evidence are in the custody of the court and that Metuh’s counsel should be compelled to use the documents on the witness. He urged Justice Abang not to grant the adjournment.
In his ruling, Justice Abang adjourned ruling on the application for adjournment to November 3, 2017.
Meanwhile the Court of Appeal has fixed November 13, 2017 for hearing of the Appeal filed by Dasuki in which he prayed the court to set aside the subpoena issued on him by Justice Abang on the ground that he had been in the custody of DSS for over two years and may not be able to give accurate evidence in the trial of Metuh.
Similarly, in the motion brought by former President Goodluck Jonathan praying Justice Abang to set aside the subpoena issued to him to appear in court to give evidence for Metuh, the Court in a brief ruling held that it has no jurisdiction to entertain the motion argued by Chief Mike Ezekhome (SAN) for Jonathan on the ground that the former President has not been formally served with the subpoena.
Justice Abang said all issues raised by Jonathan against the subpoena can only be canvassed after he had being served with the Subpoena personally as required by the court. [myad]