The Federal Government is set to discontinue the treasonable felony case instituted against former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore.
Attorney general of the federation and minister of justice Lateef Fagbemi told a Federal High Court in Abuja in a letter dated February 15, 2024 of the government’s decision to discontinue the case.
In the document, the government disclosed its intention to also discontinue the case against Sowore’s co-defendant Olawale Bakare aka Mandate.
The document read, “By virtue of the power conferred on me under Section 174 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, Section 107 (1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Aet 2015 and all other powers enabling me on that behalf, I, Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN intend to discontinue Charge No FHC/ABI/CR/235/2019.
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“Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.”
On Wednesday, Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja threatened to strike out the four-year-long treasonable felony case for lack of diligent prosecution.
Sowore was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at midnight on August 3, 2019, two days before a planned #RevolutionNow protest tagged “Days of Rage”.
