Dasuki: Nigeria Is Not Bound By ECOWAS Court Ruling – Presidency

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A presidential aide has stated that the federal government is not obligated to obey ruling of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court that a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, be released from the custody of the State Security Service.


The ECOWAS Court, on October 4, had declared the continued detention of Mr. Dasuki unlawful, arbitrary and a violation of his right to liberty.

Dasuki is accused of misspending billions of dollars meant for procurement of arms for fight against Boko Haram, and illegal possession of firearms.

“It is advisory opinion,” President Muhammadu Buhari’s adviser on prosecution, Okoi Obla, said of the ECOWAS’ court ruling.

“The ECOWAS Court cannot enforce opinion. The government is not obligated to obey the ruling of the ECOWAS Court.”

The ECOWAS Court was created pursuant to the Article 6 and Article 15 of the Revised Treaty of ECOWAS, the political-economic bloc of the West African countries.

Nigeria is a signatory to the Treaty which is “binding on the member states, the institutions of the community, individuals and corporate bodies,” as its Article 15(4) provides.

But Section 12(1) of the Nigerian Constitution says “No treaty between the Federation (Nigeria) and any other country shall have the force of law except to the extent to which any such treaty has been enacted by the National Assembly”.

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