AGF Fagbemi takes over Malami’s prosecution

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi has formally taken implicit the prosecution of his contiguous predecessor, Abubakar Malami successful the coercion and amerciable firearms possession brought against him by the Department of the State Service, DSS.

Fagbemi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, took implicit the proceedings from the DSS connected Wednesday astatine the Federal High Court successful Abuja.

At the Wednesday’s proceedings wherever prosecution of Malami and his lad Abdulazeez Malami was to kick-start, Fagbemi done the Director of the Public Prosecution of the Federation, DPPF, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, announced quality successful the matter.

He told Justice Joyce Abdulmalik that the proceedings cannot proceed due to the fact that Fagbemi has conscionable taken implicit the prosecution.

According to him, the lawsuit record has conscionable been delivered to the AGF and helium needed clip to survey it to beryllium capable to instrumentality a good informed decision.

Malami represented by Adedayo Adedeji, SAN, expressed disgust implicit the hold successful opening up the proceedings and asked the Judge to onslaught retired the complaint astatine the adjacent adjourned day should the national authorities travel up with immoderate excuse.

Responding, the DPPF said that the petition for ...