Updated: FG Re-arraigns Former NSA, Dasuki
The office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) on Thursday re-arraigned former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, on an amended seven- count charge.
In the amendment, the prosecution added two counts to the earlier five charges in which Dasuki was accused of illegal possession of firearms and money laundering.
Stealing and illegal possession of firearms are the new charges introduced by the federal government.
In the amended charges, the prosecution identified the firearms as five Tavor X95 Assault Rifles with numbers, 45801168, 45801169, 45801175, 45801176 and 4801199.
The prosecution claimed the Department of State Service (DSS) recovered other arms, ammunition and cash from Dasuki’s houses in Sokoto and Abuja during search operations on July 16 and 17, 2015.
Count one reads, “That you, Mohammed Sambo Dasuki on or about July 17, 2015, at your residence, No.13, John Khadiya Street, Asokoro, Abuja within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court was found in possession of prohibited firearms to wit: Five Tavor X95 Assault Rifles with numbers, 45801168, 45801169, 45801175, 45801176 and 4801199, without requisite licence and you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 28(1)(a)(i) of the Firearms Act CapF28 LFN 2004.”
He is charged with stealing in count four, an offence contrary to section 383(1) of the Criminal Code Act.
