AGF pledges fairness in B/Haram suspect’s trial

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, has pledged to comply with the rule of law in the trial of Boko Haram suspects.

The AGF’s spokesman, Salihu Othman Isah, in a statement yesterday, said Malami made the assertion while addressing participants at a one-day sensitization workshop organized by the Federal Ministry of Justice in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) on Kainji Prosecution Project.

Isah said the AGF, who was represented by the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr Oludayo Toba Apata, assured that deradicalization is an essential element of the project and solicits the support of all the participants, emphasizing that, peace in the Northeast is peace for all.

Malami also expressed appreciation to the security agencies involved in the theatre of war in the Northeast, especially the military.

The Director Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mohammed Etsu Umar said innocent suspects would be handed over to ‘Operation Safe Corridor’ domiciled at the Office of the National Security Adviser for the purposes of de-radicalization and countering violent extremism before releasing them to the larger society. of