Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, SAN has said that no names were dropped in the
Wadume case.
What the Office did was to severe the charges in view of the
unavailability of the Soldiers who in their own case need to be
released by the military authorities in view of the fact that they
were perhaps undergoing military processes before their
release.
The interest of justice requires and legitimately allowed for
segmenting the case in the interest of speedy trail.
It is in the interest of justice to accord speedy trial to the
accused persons that are readily available to stand trial as
against delaying at the expense of other co-accused persons who in
the peculiarity of this case are not available for immediate
arraignment.
It is a common practice that absence of a co-accused will not
constitute impediment to the progress of a case. Those available
are entitled to fair trial and have their case determined within a
reasonable time as a matter of Constitutional rights. More so,
looking at the fact that the available accused persons are not to
be held responsible for the unavailability of the co-accused
persons.
The Office of the Attorney-Genral of the Federation and Minister of
Justice has taken steps to procure the availability of the
co-accused and shall have them arraigned immediately upon procuring
their availability by the military authorities.
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, SAN has said that no names were dropped in the
Wadume case.
What the Office did was to severe the charges in view of the
unavailability of the Soldiers who in their own case need to be
released by the military authorities in view of the fact that they
were perhaps undergoing military processes before their
release.
The interest of justice requires and legitimately allowed for
segmenting the case in the interest of speedy trail.
It is in the interest of justice to accord speedy trial to the
accused persons that are readily available to stand trial as
against delaying at the expense of other co-accused persons who in
the peculiarity of this case are not available for immediate
arraignment.
It is a common practice that absence of a co-accused will not
constitute impediment to the progress of a case. Those available
are entitled to fair trial and have their case determined within a
reasonable time as a matter of Constitutional rights. More so,
looking at the fact that the available accused persons are not to
be held responsible for the unavailability of the co-accused
persons.
The Office of the Attorney-Genral of the Federation and Minister of
Justice has taken steps to procure the availability of the
co-accused and shall have them arraigned immediately upon procuring
their availability by the military authorities.