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 19

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