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An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has adjourned ruling until Wednesday on an application by former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, to set aside a subpoena for his appearance in the court.

A former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisah Metuh, obtained the subpoena from the court on Monday following an order of the Appeal Court on September 29.

Mr. Dasuki’s lawyer, Ahmed Raji, on Monday asked the court to set aside the subpoena saying it had not been served on his client.

Speaking during an interview with journalists after Monday’s hearing, Mr. Raji said his application was for the court to “set aside, or at the very worst put in abeyance, the order for the service of the subpoena’ until his client is released.

“We are asking it to set aside its subpoena, or at the very worst put it in abeyance, until the colonel is released. Because the subpoena is asking him to come and testify in a matter where there is a subtle indictment against him.

“It’s like asking him to come and testify against himself which is unconstitutional. So our stand is that the subpoena is not in order,” Mr. Raji said.

Speaking during the court session on Tuesday, Mr. Raji reiterated that his client’s decision to challenge the order was because the particulars of the charge against Mr. Metuh also indict his client, hence Mr. Dasuki should not be made to testify in the matter.

Reacting to Mr. Raji’s submission, Mr. Metuh’s lawyer, Onyeachi Ikpeazu, asked if the court had the right to overrule the subpoena.

Mr. Ikpeazu said the submission of Mr. Raji that his client was indicted in Mr. Metuh’s charge is an issue to be determined by the court.

Mr. Ikpeazu said the subpoena was made in good faith and that since Mr. Dasuki was not a party in the matter, there should be no need for the first defendant to antagonize the prospective witness by securing a warrant of arrest for Mr. Dasuki.

“That will be incongruous my Lord,” Mr. Ikpeazu said.
Similarly, the prosecution witness, Sylvanus Tahir, opposed the application on the grounds that the FHC, venue of Mr. Metuh’s trial was subordinate to the Appeal Court which had overruled a decision of the lower court against Mr. Dasuki’s subpoena.

Citing a ruling of the higher court to back his point, Mr. Tahir said any attempt by the lower court to counter the order of the Appeal Court amounts to an invitation to anarchy.

“The Federal High Court is a subordinate court to the Court of Appeal. Therefore a judicial action of the Court of Appeal cannot be subjected to a review by the FHC.
“Any attempt to do so would be contrary to the necessary intendment of the constitution and will cause judicial anarchy”.

Mr. Tahir said the order for the subpoena had not been appealed, therefore the former NSA could not bring his application to the court in session.
He further argued that since Mr. Dasuki was not a party in the matter, he could not appeal the case.

Responding, Mr. Raji said the subject of his application, which was the subpoena, did not emanate from the Appeal Court but from the lower court, hence the court in session had powers to set it aside or put it in abeyance.

He said the argument of the prosecution was inconsistent because the prosecution counsel, Mr. Tahir contended on one hand that Mr. Dasuki could not appeal the order, regarding the subpoena, since he was not a party in Mr. Metuh’s trial, and in another breath, he (Tahir) also said Mr. Dasuki had not challenged the order.

The presiding judge, Okon Abang, adjourned the trial for the second time in one week, at the instance of the defence, saying the matter would continue on Wednesday with the court deciding the application by Mr. Raji.

Mr. Abang also ruled that the adjournment on Tuesday was to allow both former President Goodluck Jonathan and Mr. Dasuki appear in court.

The application for Mr. Jonathan’s appearance was made orally on Monday. It was stated in court on Tuesday that the subpoena written after Monday’s session was yet to be served on the former President.

Speaking outside the courtroom, Mr. Raji told journalists that the subpoena was yet to be served on his client.

https://www.timesng.com/news/top-news/247148-court-postpones-decision-appearance-dasuki-jonathan-metuhs-witnesses.htmlhtml

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

Justice is always delayed in Nigeria.

Useless government of lies,deceits and propaganda.They just have no case against these fellas.Abba Kyari,Danbazzuo,Lawal Babachir,Baru,And latest the Maina scandals are all lined up among many but as usual they are being treated with deodorant.

vedaxcool:

You should be ashame of yourself.Keep laughing at the hypocrisy of those you're fronting for.Guess the worst form of "stealing is not corruption" have been an endless trend with the all coming corrupt Buhari's government.

Na normal thing Na. As far as you have the cash, be less assured that the judges will keep doing your bidding.
A judgement would have been ed immediately assuming the case is a common man case but this one is a politician case. They will keep adjourning until the day the judge Will discharge the accused after he must have paid #20000 fine.
fvck up country!!

vedaxcool:

By now you should be so ashamed of yourself for ing an old, corrupt, do-no-well, retired and expired septuagenarian who was repackaged and sold to you.



What manner of man are you??

What An Irony

A Corrupt istration Declared A Man Wanted Because Of Corruption, But An istration That Is Void Of Corruption Smuggled The Same Man Into The Country And Got Him Reinstated. They even paid him allowances..

I don't think Jonathan would ever appear in court for this case.

This decision means Arsenal is losing tonight

Yeye dey smell

Better!
I comment my reserve.



Mw, Woe to the ones that stole our money and trying so hard to go scot free.

If Buhari refused to appear before Oputa's which was an inquisition and reconciliatory in nature, and has since assumption of office refused to obey several court orders. I see no reason why Jonathan should appear before any Court to give evidence

We cannot keep having different standards in this country. What insolence!

Oga Jona, you exhibited the highest level of cowardice by failing to remove Jega prior to the 2015 general elections, and that was your greatest undoing. Please, NEVER! And I repeat, NEVER you ever repeat that mistake by obeying any court summons and trust me, the heavens will not fall

No Basket for rotten mango...

Abi has pmb finally killed dasuki?

Lol

Poli trick cians don start again ooo court o ur work and stop been manipulated by these selfish people

is only in Nigeria a former Thief like jona will still moving freely if not the respect of his former office I would have said worst

vedaxcool:

Stealing is not corruption, that's right dude!

Lol jokers, 10,000 buharis and jubrils can not summon GEJ.

vedaxcool:

I knew it would be u as soon as I saw the message and I wasn't disappointed either when I looked it up,u re becoming too irritating with ur all the time anti-Jonathan comments.U sleep ,eat and drink Jonathan ,being obsessed with someone who doesn't even know u exist is schizophrenic..Ur messiah who keeps shooting himself in the foot via his continually wrong decisions in ur delusion can do no wrong, continue...

It is much expected.

Mr Raji is a very bad guy! Abeg I need to deliver one carton of egg roll sorry Chamdor to his chambers abeg.

Lawyer whey sabi work......

Unlike that maga called rotimi jacobs.........

I don't understand this buhari and his cohorts... you accuse somebody of witchcraft and the person is willing to make confessions in the market square, yet you refuse......who is fooling who self?

brixton:
Lol jokers, 10,000 buharis and jubrils can not summon GEJ.

Chest beaters everywhere. By the way where is Nnamdi Cownu?

APC and Buhari's corrupt cabals using GEJ's regime officials for 2019 elections campaigns. Buhari's corrupt cabals just put a call to court to drag on a little longer. APC really good at deception and lies.

APC led Buhari's corrupt government have been lying to Nigerians different figures had been recovered from opposition party and political enemies. Yet, no sign of good governance in APC and Buhari's government, but only lies and personal attacks against oppositions leaders. Obj, Atiku and others companies had been threatened by APC and Buhari's loyalists, should stand up to corrupt insultive APC and Buhari's regime.

Oh... Is it not justice Okon Abang APC is using to play their lies and judiciary deception on PDP

APC's lawyer saying different lies at once.

Paperwhite:
Useless government of lies,deceits and propaganda.They just have no case against these fellas.Abba Kyari,Danbazzuo,Lawal Babachir,Baru,And latest the Maina scandals are all lined up among many but as usual they are being treated with deodorant.

You are a Nigerian. You can sue & be sued. Why not sue all these people you think are culpable. At least we can take that as your noble contribution towards upliftment of Nigeria. ��

MONITZ:


I knew it would be u as soon as I saw the message and I wasn't disappointed either when I looked it up,u re becoming too irritating with ur all the time anti-Jonathan comments.U sleep ,eat and drink Jonathan ,being obsessed with someone who doesn't even know u exist is schizophrenic..Ur messiah who keeps shooting himself in the foot via his continually wrong decisions in ur delusion can do no wrong, continue...

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