The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retired), has been granted bail on self-recognition on a one count of possession of firearms without license.
Justice Adeniyi Ademola granted Dasuki bail shortly after he pleaded not guilty to the charge.
In a short ruling on his bail application which was not opposed by the prosecution, Justice Ademola ordered that Dasuki should deposit his diplomatic passport and other traveling documents to the Deputy Registrar, Litigation, of the court, as the only condition for the bail.
The judge also ordered that Dasuki’s traveling documents, which might be currently in the custody of any government agency, should be retrieved and deposited with the court.
The judge, after delivering his ruling on the bail application, adjourned till October 26 and 27 for trial.
