The former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki may soon enjoy the fruit of the bail granted him by the court as a Federal High Court Judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu has formally endorsed the bail application granted him on July 2.Dasuki has been in detention camp of Department of State Security Service (DSS) since December 29, 2015 when he was rearrested by security operatives.
Justice Ojukwu endorsed the bail application after Dasuki perfected all the conditions imposed on him by the court.
Family sources gave the hint today, Monday, that the ex-NSA through his associates and well wishers perfected the bail conditions which were verified by the officials of the Federal High Court in confirming their authenticity since last week.
The endorsement of Justice Ojukwu by signing the bail papers today has cleared the way for Dasuki’s release.
Family members, associates and well wishers of the detained NSA were said to have been arriving Abuja in anticipation of his release by the Federal government in compliance with the court order.
After over two years in the detention, the Court had on July 2, 2018 admitted Dasuki on bail in the fundamental human right suit filed by him.
He had applied to the court to admit him to bail on the ground that his detention since 2015 without trial was a breach of his fundamental right to freedom of liberty.
Although charges were filed against Dasuki by the Federal Government in four different High Courts, he was granted bails by the courts but was not allowed to enjoy the bail.
The ECOWAS Court of Justice had also ordered his release and imposed a fine of N15 million on the Federal Government for his unlawful detention but yet the government did not comply with the verdict.
However, in the latest judgement, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu ordered that Dasuki should be released on bail in the sum of N200 million and two sureties in the like sum.
The court said that one of the sureties must be a federal government employee on not less than grade level 16.
In the event of a private person standing as the surety, the court held that the person must have landed property in Abuja.
Justice Ojukwu said the surety must deposit N100 million with the registrar of the court and that the money would be returned to the surety at the end of the trial of the former NSA.
