The Presidency has pointed out reasons
for releasing former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and
Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow Movement.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, explained that
the current administration ordered Sowore and Dasuki’s release despite not
agreeing to the verdict of the court because it wanted to set precedence.
Featuring on Channels
Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Shehu said the act by the Federal
Government was to set an important example to the world that it adheres to the
rule of law.
He said: “The government is not
compromising anything. The government wants to set an important example of
obedience to the law even when you disagree with what the court says you should
do.”
Recall that the Minister of
Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami in a
statement released on Tuesday had ordered the release of Dasuki and Sowore.
Malami had said the decision to
release Sowore and his co-accused was in compliance with the bail granted the
two by the court.
Sowore has been in custody of the Department of State Service, DSS, since he
called for a revolution earlier in the year.
Despite been granted bail by
courts, the secret police had refused to set him free.
A few weeks ago, Malami ordered
the DSS to hands-off the prosecution of Sowore.
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