The immediate-past former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, on Thursday, January 23, made his first court appearance after his release from detention.
Dasuki appeared before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja for his trial on charges of money laundering and illegal possession of firearms instituted against him in 2015 by the Office of the Attorney-general of the federation.
The Herald gathered that the ex-NSA who appeared more relaxed than he looked in his previous court appearances, opted to remain standing in the dock even when the judge asked him to sit.
Dasuki, through his lawyer, Olukayode Ariwoola, withdrew two separate applications which he filed in protest against his continuation of trial without being released from illegal custody.
In withdrawing the applications, Ariwoola said they had been overtaken by the event of the release of his client.
Responding, the prosecuting counsel, Dipo Okpeseyi (SAN), said he has no objection to the request to have the applications withdrawn.
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