The lawyer however raised some concerns about their prosecution and asked Malami to respond within seven days, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act.
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has written to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami , requesting for information on the prosecution of over 400 suspects arrested for funding Boko Haram, bandits.
They were reportedly arrested in an operation being coordinated by the Defence Intelligence Agency , and in collaboration with the Department of State Services , Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit , and the Central Bank of Nigeria .Some of those arrested include Baba Usaini, Abubakar Yellow , Yusuf Ali Yusuf , Ibrahim Shani, Auwal Fagge, and Muhammad Lawan Sani, a gold dealer.
The letter dated August 3 read, “On May 04, it was widely reported in the print and electronic media that the Federal Government had concluded arrangements to prosecute about 400 alleged sponsors and financiers of terrorism in Nigeria. In the said publication, your office assured the nation that the suspects would be arraigned after the industrial action recently embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria .
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