Legal luminary and Senior advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has written to the Attorney-General of Federation, Abubakar Malami to reveal the charges filed against 400 alleged state sponsors of Terrorism arrested in May 2021.
Falana issued a 7-day ultimatum to the AGF to provide details on the charges. In the letter dated August 3rd 2021, the fiery lawyer asked that the information be sent to his chambers since the strike instituted by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria(JUSUN) was over.
“On May 4 2021, it was widely reported widely by the media that the Federal Government had concluded arrangement 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 embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).
“In view of the attacks being unleashed on law abiding citizens by groups surgents in several parts of the country, we strongly commend the move by the Federal Government to prosecute the suspects who were reported to have been arrested in a nationwide operation a few months ago.”
“We, however, request that our law firm be furnished with information with respect to when criminal charges were filed against the suspects since the strike by JUSUN has since been called off.”
“Kindly ensure that we are furnished with the requested information within 7 days of the receipt of this letter in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011.”, the letter read.
