Authorities of the Federal High Court of Nigeria (FHCN), has denied media reports that it granted bail of N250 million to the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki and others, who are being tried for the alleged diversion of $2.1 billion arms procurement deal.

In a statement released on Wednesday, the acting Chief Registrar of the FHCN, Emmanuel Garko, stated that authorities of the Court could not have granted them bail as none of them was charged before the court.

He said that it became imperative to clarify the issue of misrepresentation in the media that the Federal High Court granted bail to Dasuki and others at N250 million each.

“It will be in the interest of the reporters and editors (the media) to note that these cases involving the accused persons are not all before the Federal High Court of Nigeria as reported by some national dailies, but before Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf and Justice Peter Affen of the High Court of the FCT,” he said.

He explained that the Federal High Court of Nigeria is different from the High Court of FCT, adding that the media should be cautious in their operations and always ensure that they clarify and cross check facts before publication.

Dasuki and others were granted bail on two occasions on December 18 and 21, 2015 at N250 million by Justices Hussein Baba-Yusuf and Peter Affen of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Janeth J