The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has ordered the
The
Malami further directed the
He said the Federal Government was committed to respecting the sanctity of the rule of law, protecting the virtues of human rights and ensuring speedy dispensation of justice in the matter.
"As part of deliberate efforts to probe emerging issues related to the recent imbroglio related to Omoyele Sowore's case and for speedy dispensation of justice, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has requested that the case file in respect of charge pending before the
In the statement, Dr Gwandu said the request for the transfer of the case to the office of AGF Malami was contained in a letter dated
The Solicitor General of the Federation and the Permanent Secretary,
refereed to an initial letter the DSS wrote to the
According to the statement, Apata's letter to the secret service, read: "The Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice upon a further review of the case has directed the immediate takeover of the prosecution of all charges in respect of Omoyole Sowore by the
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It said the letter requested the DSS DG to "promptly forward all the case files" in respect of Omoyele Sowore to the office of the
Sowore, who was the presidential candidate of
They were in the charge marked FHC/ ABJ/CR/235/2019, accused of conspiracy, money laundering, cyber-stalking and insulting
Though the defendants perfected all the conditions the court gave for their bail, the DSS declined to release them, claiming that no surety came forward to receive them.
Following a 24 hours ultimatum trial Justice
The agency subsequently re-arrested Sowore the next day within the court premises after his trial was adjourned till
Circumstances that surrounded the manner in which he was re-arrested, which involved the invasion of the courtroom by alleged operatives of the DSS, has continued to attract condemnation for the security agency.
Though DSS claimed that its officers were not involved in the court invasion saga, insisting that they waited and arrested Sowore outside the court premises, however, counsel to the defendants, Mr
Malami earlier disclosed that the Federal Government had commenced its investigation into the matter.
Similarly, the Body of Senior Advocates of
Sowore was arrested on
Despite his arrest, the protest held in various parts of the country on
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