Trial was again stalled in the case of alleged money laundering of about 19 billion Naira levelled against former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

The adjournment on Friday followed an application filed by the former National Security Adviser, asking for a stay of proceedings pending his release from the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS).

Opposing the application, Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions, Rotimi Jacobs, asked the court to refuse the application on the grounds that section 396 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act stated that a defendant should be arraigned upon such allegations and after pleading not guilty, the matter should be heard daily.

He added that the judge could hear a motion from the defendants while proceeding with the case, but argued that a prayer for stay of proceedings should not be allowed.

The counsel, to Colonel Dasuki, Mr Joseph Daudu, however contended that the details in the said application should be strongly regarded, as it contained an abuse of the rules of the court.

He added that he had been unable to reach his client since he was rearrested by the prosecution.

According to him the court order, on Thursday, which demanded that colonel Dasuki be brought to court was the reason he had seen his client in a long time.

However, when three other accused persons told the court that they had not been served with the application, trial judge, Justice Hussein baba-Yusuf, ruled that the application was not ripe for hearing.

He thereafter adjourned hearing of the application to February 4.