Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, whom the Department of State Services (DSS) recently accused of corruption, has withdrawn from the trial of Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd.) former National Security Adviser (NSA).
Justice Ademola announced his decision to withdraw from the trial before the court on Tuesday.
He cited allegations of corruption leveled against him by the DSS, which is the prosecution in the case, as the reason for his action.
It will be recalled that the DSS raided Ademola’s house, and arrested him on October 7.
The secret police claimed it found huge sums of money — foreign currencies — in his possession.
In response to the allegations, the judge wrote to the chief justice of Nigeria, claiming he was being harassed and intimidated by the DSS for granting bail to Dasuki and Nnamdi Kanu, director of Radio Biafra.
