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Federal Government ‘Discontinues’ Treason Trial of Omoyele Sowore

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The Federal Government has ‘discontinued’ the treason trial of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare (popularly called Mandate).

The decision to discontinue the trial was communicated to the Federal High Court in Abuja via a notice filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi.

The notice reads: “By virtue of the power conferred on me under Section 174 (1) (c} of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, Section 107 (1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN intend to discontinue charge No: FHC/ABJ/CR/235/2019″.

Sowore and Bakare were arraigned before the Federal High Court Abuja in 2019, following a protest rally he staged in Abuja tagged “Revolution Now.”

 

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