12.That though earlier the Federal Republic of Nigeria only charged the Applicant
to Court on the offence of being illegally in possession of fire arms, on further
investigation, the Security Agencies of the Defendant discovered that Applicant
is a security risk to over millions of Nigerians if released on the streets of Nigeria.
13.That if the Applicant is released on bail he will pose a danger and hinder the
smooth investigation of the serious allegations of crimes which are connected to
treasonable offences.
14.The Defendant states that during the investigation it was discovered that the
Applicant is not working
alone
and there is need to conduct
a prolonged
investigation without the interference of the Applicant.
15.That the domestic investigative function of the Defendant is statutorily divided
with specific class of offences assigned to different Departments (Agencies) of
the Defendant. The responsibility to investigate financial crimes vested in the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (E.F.C.C), the Department of State
Security Service (SSS) with the statutory duty of investigating crime affecting
National Security of the Defendant, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA) saddled with the powers to investigate drug related offences, and so
applies to host of other Departments.
16.The Applicant was thoroughly investigated on the alleged misappropriation of
Two billion One Hundred Million dollars, and his investigation led to the filing
of different charges on separate offences before the Defendant’s Courts in Charge
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