AGF not part of Nigerian courts, SERAP tells Malami

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has said that to continue detaining people against court orders will amount to a blatant assault on the twin pillars of the Nigerian constitution, namely constitutional supremacy and the rule of law.”

SERAP stated this in a tweet on its Twitter handle, @SERAPNigeria, as reaction to a statement made by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, who said the regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had the right to continually detain Sahara Reporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore; and a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), despite court orders.

SERAP emphasised that “the Attorney General is still not part of the hierarchy of Nigerian courts.”

See tweet:

To continue to hold detainees contrary to court orders will amount to a blatant assault on the twin pillars of the Nigerian constitution, namely constitutional supremacy and the rule of law.

The Attorney General is still not part of the hierarchy of Nigerian courts.

— SERAP (@SERAPNigeria) January 2, 2020

Sowore and Dasuki were freed on December 24, 2019 on the orders of the AGF after several court orders granting them bail were disobeyed.