Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has fired back at the Court of Appeal judgement that discharged and acquitted the IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from terrorism allegations.
He said though Kanu had been discharged from terrorism allegations, there are still other charges against him that do not acquitted him.
Abubakar Malami insisted that the judgement of the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday only discharged Kanu on terrorism charges but not acquitted.
In a statement signed and released Thursday night by Malami’s Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Umar Gwandu, the AGF the court’s decision was on a single issue that borders on rendition.
The statement added that there were other issues predating Kanu’s rendition “on the basis of which Kanu jumped bail” which remained “valid issues for judicial determination.”
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It further stated that the FG would continue to pursue determination of pre-rendition issues while considering all available options on the judgement on rendition.
Abubakar Malami’s statements: “The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has received the news of the decision of the Court of Appeal concerning the trial of Nnamdi Kanu. For the avoidance of doubt and by the verdict of the Court, Kanu was only discharged and not acquitted.
“Consequently, the appropriate legal options before the authorities will be exploited and communicated accordingly to the public.”
“The decision handed down by the court of appeal was on a single issue that borders on rendition.
Abubakar Malami said: “Let it be made clear to the general public that other issues that predate rendition on the basis of which Kanu jumped bail remain valid issues for judicial determination.”
“The Federal Government will consider all available options open to us on the judgment on rendition while pursuing determination of pre-rendition issues,” Abubakar Malami
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