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Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, says no one will be held outside the laws of the land.
He said regardless of whether a journalist is involved or not, “no one will be held outside the laws of the country”.“You don’t rationalise justice, you dispense it. If people deserve to be released, you release them,” Fagbemi said.The minister also said he does not know Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra , personally.The IPOB leader was rearrested in Kenya in 2021 and extradited to Nigeria — after being on the run for a few years.
“I’m pleased to report that the ministry has resumed the trial of terrorism cases in conjunction with Legal Aid Council and the National Human Rights Commission, and other critical stakeholders,” he said.
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