An Abuja High Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing in the trial of the ex-National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), to July 4.
The ex-NSA is standing trial for alleged diversion of N13.6 billion during the administration of ex- President Goodluck Jonathan.
Dasuki is being tried alongside Shuaibu Salisu, former Director of Finance, Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and Aminu Baba-Kusa, former Executive Director at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Also being tried are – Acacia Holding Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited.
Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf after reading a letter from the prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), requesting for adjournment, adjourned hearing in the case till July 4.
The letter stated that Jacobs and his team were in the Court of Appeal which notified them on June 14 that two of their matters would be heard in the court, hence, the request for adjournment.
