Why I Cannot ask DSS to release Sowore – AGF

Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has said that his office cannot take any decision on the release of Sowore. He had on Friday taken over the case as he said it was a way of ensuring speedy dispensation of justice.

The AGF said Sowore’s release is not a unilateral decision he could take, adding that it has to do with the court and the rule of law. Malami said this in a statement Umar Gwandu, his media aide, issued on his behalf on Monday. “When parties submit their issues for determination to a court of law, they lack exclusivity of decision over such issues without recourse to the court. We remain guided by the established tradition and will not take unilateral decision without recourse to the rule of law,” the statement read.