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The Court of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Tuesday declared the arrest and detention of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, as unlawful and arbitrary.
The court also held that the further arrest of Mr. Dasuki by government on November 4, after he was granted bail by a court of law, amounts to a mockery of democracy and the rule of law.

Mr. Dasuki is facing multiple trials for alleged diversion of $2.1 billion meant for the purchase of arms in the immediate past istration.

He is also accused of illegal possession of fire arms.
He approached the ECOWAS court after he was rearrested by of Nigeria’s State Security Service shortly after meeting his bail conditions in November last year. He has remained in the custody of the SSS since his arrest.

On Tuesday, a three-member led by Justice Friday Nwoke said Nigeria’s government was wrong in arresting Mr. Dasuki without a search warrant, adding that the pattern of arrest negates the provisions of Section 28 of the Nigerian Police Act.
According to the said section, a superior police officer may authorise the search of a resident belonging to a suspect assumed to be in illegal possession of an item, if the officer so authorised has a search warrant.


The court also noted that Section 143 of the istration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA, allows that where such a search is proposed by the police or other authorities, an application must first be made to a court of law and and granted after due consideration of the said application, in compliance with section 144 of the ACJA.

The court further said the submission of Nigerian government that it came with the search warrant to Mr. Dasuki’s house but could not give it to him, because officers at his residence resisted the security operatives, was ineffective in proving its points.

Acording to the judge, the search warrant presented before the ECOWAS court was not certified and therefore lacks verifiable authenticity.

The court said government failed to prove its reasons for arresting and detaining Mr. Dasuki, as documents presented before it only emphasised the allegations of fraud and illegal possession of arms.

It added that the ECOWAS court was not set to determine whether or not the possession of arms by Mr. Dasuki amounted to an offence or not.
It however decided that the arrest was unlawful, arbitrary and a violation of local and international rights to liberty.

The court ruled that Federal Government should pay a sum of N15 million as damages to Mr. Dasuki.
It also decided that the cost of litigation will be summed up and charged against the Nigerian government.

http://www.timesng.com/news/headlines/211938-breaking-ecowas-court-orders-dasukis-release-imposes-n15-million-fine-on-nigerian-government.html

Just a token of 15m They would have ordered the genocidal Nigeria to pay #100b



To some misguided and hate-filled Afonjas, ECOWAS is a defender of corruption

Ok

rapistomenka:
Just a token of 15m They would have ordered the genocidal Nigeria to pay #100b



To some misguided and hate-filled Afonjas, ECOWAS is a defender of corruption

I tell you they must be disappointed...

Infact Igbos have taken over ECOWAS

Where there is Hunger, Law is not regarded; and where Law is not regarded, there will be Hunger. - Benjamin Franklin

If the ECOWAS court could slam a #15m fine on Nigeria for an insignificant Dasuki then I am afraid of what will befall the zoo if Nnamdi Kanu's case comes up

Pathetic,let's see wether they get kobo.shishi dasuki no go see,is ecowas court superior to Nigerian constitution.

rapistomenka:
Just a token of 15m They would have ordered the genocidal Nigeria to pay #100b



To some misguided and hate-filled Afonjas, ECOWAS is a defender of corruption

This money must come from Buhari pocket

Following...

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"The court further said the submission of Nigerian government that it came with the search warrant to Mr. Dasuki’s house but could not give it to him, because officers at his residence resisted the security operatives, was ineffective in proving its points."

I see a new window for the following persons:

- Saraki
- Ekweremadu
- Jibrin
- Kanu
- Faka Jonathan
- Skye Bank
- Shell and other oil companies
- Niger Delta citizens
- Edo PDP
- Ondo APC (Tinubu faction)
- Nigerian government against Bakassi land
- to mention a few

Hope message was in cartoon so he can understand. Bunch of Skunks.

AntiIPOB:
Pathetic,let's see wether they get kobo.shishi dasuki no go see,is ecowas court superior to Nigerian constitution.

Ijiot.....why was James Ibori freed by Nigeria only to be imprisoned overseas

The blood thirsty, extremely corrupt and tyrannical junta of Muhammadu Buhari is sure to ignore this ruling

What an irony... You accused someone of stealing money and you're asked to give him more money... Hmmm. Buhari should be very very careful.

Nigerian government will sure look the other way as though nothing was said, a government that does not obey court injunctions but is always the first to rush for an injunction whenever labour mentions 'ST' even before 'RIKE' follows.

If this is true, then ECOWAS is worst than DASUKI himself.

Whether you like Dasuki or not for him to be granted bail and then re arrested smacks of lawlessness by law enforcement.

It smells of someone high up wanting to 'teach him a lesson' such is the Nigerian way of doing things.

The anti corruption crusade is dead on arrival.

No one is anywhere near being convicted.

Saraki is already laughing. Sylva has all his properties back. Buhari has failed.

Is easier for Kanu to become Nigerian president than Dasuki to be released!
What a nonsensical court is that? who is ECOWAS without Nigeria; let them come and enforce it. So u mean in ur wildest imagination, ECOWAS's court is superior than our high court in Nigeria. Stop daydreaming! In USA the owest court overules even ICJ. Dasuki and Kanu gonna remain in incarceration and nothing U guys can do about it.

Buhari will not adhere to ICC



Talk less ECOWAS...

War against corruption by buhari in Nigeria is a scam!!!!!!

ECOWAS should have moved the motion for Dasuki's case to have been transferred to the ICC for abetting Boko Haram's onslaught in deeds.

BTW, Nigeria is bigger than ECOWAS, we are its body, soul and spirit. So, no shaking.

This judgement shows that the government hasn't followed the due process in some of the arrests and detentions.

Let law and justice prevail even in the fight against corruption!

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Which FG? OYO

Ecowas what? Please anybody that has heard of "Ecowas court" and cases that have been judged there before now should please enlighten me.............

Hmmm...Naija for show

'ECOWAS Court' sounds more like a Court of Clowns

President99:
Is easier for Kanu to become Nigerian president than Dasuki to be released!
What a nonsensical court is that? who is ECOWAS without Nigeria; let them come and enforce it. So u mean in ur wildest imagination, ECOWAS's court is superior than our high court in Nigeria. Stop daydreaming! In USA the owest court overules even ICJ. Dasuki and Kanu gonna remain in incarceration and nothing U guys can do about it.

I always rule of law and following of court orders, but on this, it i Actually it's fun while viewing comments from across the country; from North to South, West to East.

Welcome to Nija, where hungry people are taking paracetamol for the headache wey no concern them.

I wonder if Dasuki's relatives are also here commenting.

Una Well done ooo. U hear?!!!

Na U go tire ooo. Abeg pay am ooo make de man see money spend

cowardSeun:


I tell you they must be disappointed...

Infact Igbos have taken over ECOWAS

Igbos have taken over ECOWAS but doesn't still ball head Albino Nnmadi Kanu. "Awa Dilector" .

ECOWAS na wailer now? Vindictive govt