Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the trial of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd), to October 31, 2025. The adjournment followed a request from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to update its list of witnesses before continuing the proceedings.
Dasuki, who served under former President Goodluck Jonathan, is facing a 32-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving N33.2 billion. He is being tried alongside Aminu Baba-Kusa, a former General Manager at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), as well as Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited.
According to court documents, Dasuki allegedly diverted N10 billion, $47 million, and €5.6 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria, funds reportedly meant for special security operations, to finance the 2014 PDP presidential primary election. Both Dasuki and his co-defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.
During Tuesday’s hearing, EFCC detective Adariku Michael testified that the agency launched an investigation in 2015 after receiving intelligence on suspicious fund movements from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). However, defence counsel Solomon Umoh, SAN, objected, arguing that Michael’s name was missing from the EFCC’s original witness list. The court, after considering arguments from both sides, granted the adjournment to allow the prosecution to regularise its documentation before the next sitting.
