The Federal High Court, Abuja has given the Federal Government a September deadline to conclude prosecution of former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Col. Sambo Dasuki over alleged unlawful possession of firearms and money laundering.

Justice Peter Lifu fixed Sept. 24, 25, and 26 for the Federal Government to call any remaining witnesses and tender all exhibits in support of the charges, which have been pending for a decade.

Dasuki, who was first arraigned in 2015 was facing a seven-count amended charge and was expected to open his defence once the prosecution closed its case.

At the last hearing, a prosecution witness, Monsur Mohammed, told the court that following Dasuki’s arrest, his residences in Abuja, Kaduna, and Sokoto were searched for arms and cash.

Led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Mr Oladipupo Okpeseyi (SAN), the witness, an exhibits keeper with the Department of State Services (DSS), listed items recovered from Dasuki’s Abuja residence at 46, Nelson Mandela Street, Asokoro.

At Dasuki’s House at 46, Nelson Mandela Street, Asokoro, he listed two Compact Disc of Freedom Radio on Jokolo, two GT Bank Cheque books, two blackberries phones, Nokia phone, flash drive, Apple Laptop and statement of account as part of items found in the house.

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Others were a Visa card, approval letter of a radio station granted to Afri-Media Integrated Ltd, one CD on arrest and execution of Mohammed Yusuf, 500 US Dollars and 533 Saudi Riyadh.

Also recovered were an HSBC account book and a Cheque book of Habibson Ltd of Abubakar Ibrahim.

The court admitted the items as Exhibits MSD 015 to 034 following no objection from Dasuki’s lawyer, Mr Ahmed Usman.

At Dasuki’s residence in Sabo Birni, Sokoto State, the exhibits keeper claimed that 150,000 dollars were recovered in the house and subsequently deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The prosecutor said he would ask the DSS to bring the cash to court to be tendered as exhibits.

At the Sultan Abubakar Road, Sokoto house, the witness told the court that no items were found.

At this stage, the federal government counsel applied for an adjournment to enable him bring before the court other items found in Dasuki’s house during the four search warrants executed in the houses.

Justice Lifu while granting the adjournment request directed the federal government to be ready to close its case against the defendant and for Dasuki to open his defence.

The judge subsequently adjourned the case until Sept. 24, 25 and 26.(NAN)

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has welcomed a recent Federal High Court judgement which upheld its authority to penalise motorists who violate traffic regulations, particularly those concerning number plate standards.

This is contained in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Olusegun Ogungbemide on Thursday in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the judgement was delivered on June 23, 2025, by Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos.

It came in suit number FHC/L/CS/2367/2024 between Ojo Victor Olomi and the Federal Road Safety Commission.

Ogungbemide said that in the well-considered judgement, the court dismissed Olomi’s claims challenging the legality of the fine imposed on him and the confiscation of his driver’s licence by FRSC officials.

He said that the case stemmed from the applicant’s unlawful hand-painting of his vehicle’s number plate, rendering it non-reflective and in breach of the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2016.

According to him, the regulation mandates that all number plates remain reflective for visibility, security, and enforcement purposes.

“Justice Kakaki affirmed that the applicant’s action was a violation recognised by law and declared that the confiscation of his driver’s licence did not infringe on his fundamental human rights, as claimed.

“The court also drew a clear line between this case and an earlier judgement in Chinwike Ezebube v. FRSC, stressing that hand-painted number plates remain a punishable traffic offence,” he said.

Ogungbemide described the ruling as a landmark judicial endorsement of its powers to enforce road safety laws and a validation of its statutory responsibilities.

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“This verdict serves as a significant nod from the judiciary validating the powers and responsibilities of the FRSC in enforcing traffic regulations.

“This is particularly as they relate to vehicle identification and road safety compliance,”he said.

Reacting, the FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, urged all motorists to desist from acts that compromised road safety and violate established regulations, such as tampering with or altering number plates.

Mohammed also called on the public to ignore misleading interpretations of previous court rulings and take due note of the legal clarity provided by the new judgement.

“The FRSC remains committed to its mission of creating a safer motoring environment and will continue to carry out its lawful duties.

“This will be with professionalism, integrity, and respect for the rights of all Nigerians,” he said.

(NAN)

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan has sentenced a teacher, Adebayo Osayemi, to two years imprisonment for stealing his employer’s phone and money, totaling N237,000.

Delivering judgment, the Magistrate, Mrs O.O. Latunji, stated that she convicted and sentenced Osayemi based on evidences tendered against him by the police as well as his guilty plea.

“Osayemi is hereby, sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour, without any option of fine,” Latunji said.

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Earlier, the police prosecution, Insp Oluseye Akinola, had told the court that the convict committed the offence on Jan. 13, at No.3, Church St., Behind Fagbemi filling station, Orita-Challenge, Ibadan, Oyo State.

According to the prosecution, Osayemi, carefully monitored the movement of one Funmilayo Adesinmi, the complainant and proprietress of Montesseri Gofas Nursery and Primary School Ibadan, before strolling into her office to strike.

He further said that Adesinmi told the police investigator that she briefly left her office to buy food stuff from a nearby market, leaving three children behind in the school when the convict entered the office.

Akinola stated that Adesinmi’s daughter had seen Osayemi moving in and they discovered that €20, equivalent to N35,000 and a Techno Smart 4 phone she left on her desk, valued at N95,000, had disappeared.

The prosecutor also said that the convict, before his arrest, transferred N82,000 and N25,000 from Adesinmi’s Money Point and First bank accounts to his Opay and UBA accounts, respectively.

He stated that the offence contravened the provision of Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Vol. II Law of Oyo State 2000. 

(NAN) 

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, ordered an unemployed man, Vincent Danladi, to sweep the court premises for three weeks for stealing one carton of floor tiles and other items worth  N130,000.

The police had earlier charged Danladi, 30, of Ungwan Pama in Kaduna, with theft.

Delivering ruling, Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, said the court took into consideration the fact that Danladi was a first time offender.

He ordered the convict to report to the court for three weeks to sweep the premises, after he pleaded guilty to the offence without an option of fine.

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Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that defendant and two others at large, on Nov. 9, stole a carton of 3×3 floor tiles from a house under renovation in Sabon Tasha in Kaduna.

Leo said the defendant and his accomplices also stole one bucket of paint and one carton of wall tiles, all valued at N130,000.

He added that the defendant was however arrested and the items were recovered from him in the cause of investigation.

He said that the offence contravened Penal Code of Kaduna State 2017.

(NAN)