THE Supreme Court has fixed March 2 for judgment on an appeal by former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki, challenging his alleged indefinite detention.
The panel of five justices, led by Dattijo Mohammed, gave the date after counsels to the parties in the case adopted their addresses, a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicated.
The ex-NSA, on June 15, 2016 at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, lost his bid to enforce his freedom after securing bails on all the charges against him.
Dasuki is standing trial for allegedly mismanaging $2.1 billion meant for purchase of arms to fight the Boko Haram insurgents.
His counsel Mr. Joe Daudu argued that the decision of the Court of Appeal was erroneous, adding that it was incumbent on the Supreme Court to restore the integrity of all courts.
Daudu submitted that it was out of place for the court of appeal to scuttle the fundamental rights of a citizen after well-considered decisions of four courts that admitted the applicant to bail.
He said his client needed the bail to prepare his defence, adding that he could not have access to security documents while in detention.
Counsel to EFCC Mr. Rotimi Jacobs opposed the appeal, saying that it lacked merit and should be dismissed.
He said the bail condition granted Dasuki was perfected on December 29, 2015, adding that a warrant of release to that effect was served on the Comptroller of Prisons in Kuje, upon which he was released.
Jacobs said the Federal Government had not violated his rights, adding that the applicant was only re-arrested by the operatives of the DSS over other fraud allegations.