The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 24, 25, and 26, 2025, for the Federal Government to close its case in the long-running trial of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), over alleged unlawful possession of firearms and money laundering.
Presiding judge, Justice Peter Lifu, directed the prosecution to present any remaining witnesses and tender all outstanding exhibits before the defence is called upon to open its case.
Dasuki has been on trial since 2015, facing seven amended counts filed during the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
At the last hearing, prosecution witness Monsur Mohammed, an exhibits keeper with the Department of State Services (DSS), testified about searches conducted at multiple properties owned by Dasuki following his arrest.
Led in evidence by prosecuting counsel and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Oladipupo Okpeseyi, Mohammed told the court that the search at Dasuki’s Abuja residence, located at 46 Nelson Mandela Street, Asokoro, yielded various items including two Freedom Radio CDs on Jokolo, GTBank cheque books, two BlackBerry phones, a Nokia phone, a flash drive, an Apple laptop, a Visa card, and a bank statement.
Also recovered were an approval letter for a radio station granted to Afri-Media Integrated Ltd, a CD on the arrest and execution of Mohammed Yusuf, $500, 533 Saudi Riyals, the data page of Abubakar Dasuki Ibrahim’s passport, an HSBC account book, and a Habibson Ltd cheque book.
The court admitted the items as exhibits (MSD 015 to MSD 034) without objection from Dasuki’s counsel, Ahmed Usman.
Mohammed further testified that during a search of another property in Sabo Birni, Sokoto State, the DSS recovered $150,000 and N37.6 million, which were deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria. The prosecution informed the court that it intends to request the DSS to present the cash in court as exhibits. No items were recovered from another property located on Sultan Abubakar Road in Sokoto.
Following this, the prosecution requested an adjournment to allow the presentation of additional materials reportedly recovered during four separate searches of Dasuki’s properties.
Granting the request, Justice Lifu cautioned that the Federal Government must be ready to close its case at the next session. The judge then fixed September 24, 25, and 26 for the continuation—and expected conclusion—of the prosecution’s case.
