The Court of Appeal has declared the continued detention of former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki by the Department of State Services, DSS as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, therefore ordered his release on conditional bail.
The Appellate Court held that the DSS and its Director-General acted outside their constitutional powers on the long period of the detention of the Nigerian and imposed a fine of five million naira on them to be paid to Dasuki as compensation for the breach of his fundamental right.
In the unanimous judgment of a three-man panel led by Justice Tinuade Akomolafe-Wilson, the Court held that the fundamental right of Dasuki had been breached by the prolonged detention without trial over any fresh charge or investigation contrary to the provisions of the 1999 Constitution.
In the lead judgment of Justice Akomolafe-Wilson, Dasuki who has been in detention since December 29, 2015, was subsequently admitted to bail with one hundred million naira and two sureties in the like sum.
The Appeal Court ordered that the DSS and its Director-General should not detain Dasuki again and that whenever he is required on any allegation, it must be conducted within the working days.
