“It is a common practice that absence of a co-accused will not constitute an impediment to the progress of a case.”
and two civilians guarding a kidnap kingpin, without a scratch on the handcuffed suspect, Bala Hamisu Wadume.
Following the conclusion of the investigation and the bid to commence the trial, the attorney general of the federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami allegedly took over the process from Taraba State government and dropped the names of the indicted soldiers.
But the attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Taraba State, Mr. Sam Adda told The Guardian that politics triggered the interest of the federal government is handling the prosecution. “These are political matters. It is legally laced with politics. At a point, soldiers were supposed to be included in the list of people that are supposed to be arraigned before the court, but it is not so now.
Kano based advocate, Mr. Abubakar Sani said the discretion of the AGF cannot be questioned unless the Constitution is amended. He said: “Unfortunately, without amending the Constitution, it is futile to question the Attorney-General’s exclusive prerogative and sole discretion to take over, initiate or discontinue any criminal proceedings in any court in Nigeria. The Supreme Court has affirmed and recognized this truism in State vs. Ilori.
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