The Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday refuted news going round that it granted bail to the former National Security Adviser , Sambo Dasuki and others accused of complicity in the $2.1 billion arms deal to the tune of N250 million.
In a statement he issued by the Acting Chief Registrar of the court, Emmanuel Garko said since none of the suspects was brought before the court, there was no basis for reports that it granted bail to any of them.
Garko explained that the clarification became necessary following misrepresentation in the media that the Federal High Court granted bail to Dasuki and others at N250million each.
He said: “It will be in the interest of the reporters and editors to note that these cases involving the accused persons are not all before the Federal High Court of Nigeria as reported by some national dailies, but before Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf and Justice Peter Affen of the High Court of the FCT.”
Explaining that the Federal High Court of Nigeria is different from the High Court of FCT, which has their respective jurisdiction, Garko appealed to the media to always cross check facts before publication.
