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Again, FG Refuses To Honour Dasuki’s Bail, Vows Ex-NSA Must Remain In Custody
The federal government will for the umpteenth time be refusing to honour bail duly granted the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, citing reasons it believes Dasuki should remain in custody against the decision of multiple courts.
Dasuki was arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) in December 2015 over alleged diversion of $2.1 billion from his office while he served as NSA.
Since his arrest in 2015, Dasuki has been granted bail multiple times by different courts, the latest being a July 2 bail for which conditions were perfected.
But the Nigerian government has however refused to release him.
In a new interview by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, with the Voice of America, Hausa, he defended the decision not to release Dasuki.
The interview was published on July 13, over one week after Dasuki’s latest bail
Malami claimed allegations against Dasuki are a matter of public interest overriding an individual’s rights.
“What I want you to know is that issues concerning law and order under Muhammadu Buhari are sacrosanct and obeying court order is compulsory,” he said.
“However you should also know that there is a general consensus world over that where the dispute is only between individuals, then you can consider the issue based on the instant situation. But if the dispute is about an issue that affects an entire nation, then you have to remember that government is about the people not for only an individual.
“So you have to look at it from this perspective. If the issue about an individual coincides with that which affects the people of a nation and you are now saying the government did not obey a court order that infringes on a single person’s rights. Remember we are talking about a person who was instrumental to the deaths of over one hundred thousand people. Are you saying that the rights of one person is more important than that of 100,000 who lost their lives?
“Reports have shown that there was massive mismanagement of funds meant for military hardware which the military could not access and that led to the death of many, embezzlement of the fund and because of that many people have lost their lives. Obeying the court is not the issue per say. Are we going to take the issue of an individual more important than that of the people? The government’s main responsibility is for and about the people. The essence of governance is to better the lives of its people. So you have to weigh it based on that; the rights of an individual or the rights of the people.”
Malami however said the government may decide to appeal the court order if it feels compelled to do so.
Agujiegbe
July 21, 2018 at 7:40 am
Failed country,
bail denial after being granted bail by a court of competent jurisdiction ,no wonder they’re called zoo!!
Anonymous
July 20, 2018 at 8:37 pm
What a country
Anonymous
July 20, 2018 at 6:48 pm
Zoo Republic of Nigeria there’s no rule of law no constitutional human right in zoo Republic of Nigeria shame
Anonymous
July 20, 2018 at 6:44 pm
Why Sentence Dasuki Before Trial?
Sadists and tyrants in power. Remember, Nigeria outlived Abacha. Buhari will soon leave power.
Dasuki should be tried in court if Buhari and his power-drunk cabal are not hiding something from us. Why hold someone endlessly in detention against several court orders, while claiming to fight corruption. Which corruption is greater than this? Dasuki should be subjected to trial and send to jail if found guilty or granted his freedom.
Yet some humans not animals still support all these impunity and flagrant abuse of Nigerian laws. Imagine Jonathan doing this to any high profile Nigerian, Yoruba media would have painted him worst than Adolf Hitler. Even Soyinka who referred to Jonathan as wicked Nebuchadnezzar has gone mute. All of a sudden, no one is “saving Nigeria” again. Hypocrites! Moral bankrupt beasts parading themselves as statesmen.
Anonymous
July 20, 2018 at 3:21 pm
Buhari has no respect for the rule of law
Anonymous
July 20, 2018 at 3:06 pm
But seriously government have no choice but to obeying the rule of laws, this is not military regime . I know this is northern affair, but you have made our judiciary look stupid.
Anonymous
July 20, 2018 at 2:38 pm
What goes around surly comes around!
Anonymous
July 20, 2018 at 12:16 pm
A country that court dont have right, is it a country? No is a zoo