The Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF) Mr Mohammed Diri, who filed the application, argued that Dasuki was wrong in law by staying away from court for three consecutive times when his suit came up. He cited section 266 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 as a law that makes presence of Dasuki mandatory in court at all times. However, delivering ruling in the application yesterday, Justice Adeniyi Ademola dismissed it for being frivolous, unwarranted and lacking in merit. Justice Ademola agreed with counsel to Dasuki, Mr Joseph Daudu (SAN) that the law was turned upside down by the federal government counsel for no just cause. The Judge, who read out the section of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 held that the law was so clear that the presence of an accused person can be dispensed with in court during interlocutory applications. He agreed that since only interlocutory applications were being argued in court presently, the presence of Dasuki was not mandatory for now. The former NSA had filed an application before the Judge to permit his absence in court for now in view of the alleged threat to his life in the hands of operatives of the government security agents. Meanwhile, hearing in another application filed by the federal government seeking court order to revoke the bail earlier granted Dasuki has been fixed for December 3.]]>