Dasuki Gate: Col Nicholas Ashinze gets Judgement on Monday 14th March 2016

 



A High Court of the  Federal Capital Territory at Jabi has slated Monday for judgment in a  fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by Col. Nicholas  Ashinze, a former aide to the ex-National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo  Dasuki (retd.).


  Ashinze who has been in detention since December 23, 2015, is seeking an  order releasing him on bail.  He equally beseeched the court for an order directing the respondents to  tender a public apology and pay him N500m as compensation for wrongful  detention. Former National Security Adviser, NSA, to former President Goodluck  Jonathan, Col. Sambo Dasuki Former National Security Adviser, NSA, to former President Goodluck  Jonathan, Col. Sambo Dasuki  Cited as respondents in the suit were the Economic and Financial Crimes  Commission, EFCC, the Chief of Army Staff and the Nigerian Army.  

Ashinze through his counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, alleged that he  had been in custody of the respondents for no verifiable reasons.  He urged the court to declare that his arrest and continued detention  since December 23, 2015 “without being given any reason and without  granting him administrative bail within 24 hours or 48 hours of his  arrest and detention, is illegal, wrongful, unlawful and  unconstitutional.”