The appearance of the AGF
before the court was sequel to summon issued on Attorney General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Malami Abubakar by Justice Ademola
Adeniyi.
Justice Ademola, who is
presiding over the trial of the erstwhile NSA, maintained that the AGF must
appear before him to explain why the court order, dated November 3 was flouted
at the behest of the Federal Government.
Mr Malami Abubakar, SAN,
will today, explain to the Federal High Court in Abuja, why the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo
Dasuki (retd), has remained under house arrest, despite a court order that
permitted him to travel abroad for medical
treatment.
The judge summoned the AGF
after Dasuki’s lawyers, led by Mr. Joseph Daudu, SAN, informed the court that
armed operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, had since November
4, barred their client from stepping out of his house.
Daudu told the court that
the operatives have continued to lay siege to Dasuki’s residence at 13, John
Kadiya Street, Asokoro District, Abuja, a development he said made it
impossible for him to travel to the United Kingdom to keep an appointment with
his doctor.
The action of the DSS came
a day after the court granted Dasuki three weeks medical leave to travel abroad
to take care of his budding cancer, and return to the country before November
26 for the continuation of his trial.
Dasuki is answering to a
five-count criminal charge bordering on money laundering and his alleged
illegal possession of firearms.
The AGF, had at the press briefing
in Abuja last Thursday justified the siege to Dasuki’s home by DSS operatives,
saying the action was in public interest.
The AGF said the action of
the government against Dasuki was not in disobedience to any court order.
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