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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned Sambo Dasuki; former national security adviser (NSA) before Peter Affen, justice of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court, for alleged criminal breach of trust and money laundering.

Bashir Yuguda; former minister of state for finance, and Attahiru Bafarawa; former Sokoto state governor, were also arraigned.

The accused persons pleaded not guilty when a 22-count charge of money laundering and criminal breach trust was read to them.

On Monday, Dasuki alongside Salisu Shuaibu; a director of finance in the office of the NSA, and one Aminu Baba were arraigned before another judge at the FCT high court for a separate 19-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust.

He pleaded not guilty to charges.

The former NSA is also facing charges of illegal possession of firearms and money laundering preferred against him by the Department of State Services (DSS) at the federal high court, Abuja.

In November a presidential panel investigating arms procurement in the armed forces from 2007 to 2015 indicted Dasuki of N300bn fraud.

The panel, which is still carrying out its investigation,  alleged that the former NSA awarded fictitious contracts, and diverted funds meant for arms purchase through his office.

But Dasuki denied the allegations, claiming that former President Goodluck Jonathan approved all the contracts that were awarded by his office.