The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday fixed September 24, 25, and 26, 2025, for the Federal Government to close its case in the decade-long trial of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), over alleged unlawful possession of firearms and money laundering.
Trial judge, Justice Peter Lifu, directed the prosecution to call any remaining witnesses and tender all outstanding exhibits to prove its allegations before Dasuki opens his defence.
Dasuki has been standing trial since 2015 on amended seven counts filed against him during the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
At the previous hearing, prosecution witness Monsur Mohammed, an exhibits keeper with the Department of State Services, testified that following Dasuki’s arrest, his houses in Abuja, Kaduna, and Sokoto were searched for firearms and money.
Led in evidence by Senior Advocate of Nigeria Oladipupo Okpeseyi, Mohammed told the court that items recovered from Dasuki’s residence at 46 Nelson Mandela Street, Asokoro, included: two Freedom Radio CDs on Jokolo, two GTBank cheque books, two BlackBerry phones, a Nokia phone, a flash drive, an Apple laptop, and a statement of account.