By Chizoba Ogbeche
Abuja
Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Matami, yesterday, failed to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja, to provide explanation regarding the siege laid on the Asokoro residence of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Mohammed Dasuki (retd), by operatives of the Department Security Services (DSS).
Operatives of the service had laid siege to the ex-NSA’s residence after the court granted him bail to travel out of the country for medical treatment.
Malami was summoned to be in the court to also shed light on why the federal government has bluntly refused to allow the execution of the court order which permitted Dasuki to travel abroad to treat his ailment.
Director of the Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Saidu Diri, instead appeared with a fresh motion on notice requesting to revoke the bail granted Dasuki in the case of unlawful possession of firearms and money laundering brought against him.
In the motion supported by 4-paragraph affidavits and dated November 20, the federal government applied for the order of the court to revoke the bail granted to Dasuki on September 1 and to commit him to prison pending his trial.
However, following the objection raised against the fresh government motion, Justice Adaniyi Ademola adjourned the matter to November 26, 2015.
