Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami Defends Government’s Decision to Detain Sowore and Dasuki
Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation, has asserted that the federal government was justified in detaining Omoyele Sowore and Sambo Dasuki despite court orders for their release.
Malami made this assertion during an appearance on NTA programme on Thursday, January 2nd.
Sowore, the convener of the Revolution Now movement, and Dasuki, the former national security adviser (NSA), were held by the Department of State Services (DSS) long after several court orders were issued for their release.
During the program, Malami, who later instructed the DSS to release both men, maintained that the government did not act wrongly in holding them despite the court orders. He asserted that the government had the right to continue detaining Sowore and Dasuki until an app...