The trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd.), over an alleged ₦33.2 billion fraud was on Tuesday, October 8, 2025, adjourned by Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, to October 31, 2025.
The adjournment followed a request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to enable it update and regularise its list of witnesses in the long-running trial.
Dasuki is facing prosecution by the EFCC on an amended 32-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of ₦33.2 billion. He is being tried alongside a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Aminu Baba-Kusa, and two companies — Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited.
One of the counts reads:
“That you, Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), whilst being the National Security Adviser, on or about 27th November, 2014 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, entrusted with dominion over certain properties to wit: ₦10,000,000,000 (Ten Billion Naira) being part of the funds in the account of the National Security Adviser with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)… dishonestly released the said amount for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential primary election, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol. 4, LFN 2004.”
The defendants all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
During Tuesday’s proceedings, EFCC detective Adariku Michael testified that the investigation began in September 2015 following intelligence reports of large-scale movement of funds by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) between October 2014 and April 2015. He explained that the case was handled by a special task force led by ACE 1 Halimah Kazeem, and that initial inquiries were directed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
However, Solomon Umoh (SAN), counsel to Baba-Kusa, objected to the witness’s testimony, arguing that Michael’s name was not included in the EFCC’s original witness list.
In response, EFCC counsel O. Atolagbe informed the court that the witness had previously testified before the Chief Judge and had already tendered documents in evidence. He further noted that the case had lingered for almost ten years and sought an adjournment to regularise the Commission’s witness list — a request that was not opposed by the defence.
After hearing from both parties, Justice Agbaza granted the request and adjourned the matter to October 31, 2025, for continuation of trial.