‘Treason’: AGF Discontinues Buhari’s Case Against Sowore, Bakare

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has discontinued the treasonable felony charges instituted against the ‘RevolutionNow’ convener and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoleye Sowore and Olawale Bakare.

THE WHISTLER earlier reported that the Federal Government arraigned and prosecuted Sowore and Bakare on an amended charge of treasonable felony in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/235/2019.

The duo was alleged to have incited revolution against the government of former president Muhammadu Buhari.

But they pleaded not guilty.

The case dragged on with Sowore as a person restricted to Abuja for some years.

But in a notice of discontinuation to the FHC, seen by our correspondent, AGF Fagbemi discontinued the case under his powers to review or withdraw a case by any of the executive arm of government.

“By virtue of the power conferred on me under Section 174 (1) (c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, Section 107 (1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and all other powers enabling me in that behalf,I Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN intend to discontinue Charge No: FHC/ABJ/CR/235/2019,” the notice, dated, February 15, 20224, reads.

Reacting, Sowore stated via his Facebook page that the Federal Government’s case against him was” fruitlessly malicious” from the onset.

“Today, we have been vindicated on one front, the Nigerian government has terminated its own case against me, but we will not terminate our struggle for justice and liberty of our compatriots.

“We warned the @MBuhari regime and those who followed his ruinous path that they will face ultimate disgrace before long. We salute our revolutionary comrades,” he stated.