Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said that he was not in any way connected with
the dethronement of the former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II and
his subsequent banishment to Nassarawa State.
Malami made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by Dr
Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations Office of
the Minister.
“The issue of who does what over the dethronement saga has been
effectively submitted for judicial determination. The matter is
consequently subjudice.
”And I will not comment one way or the other over a matter that is pending before the court”.
Sanusi had claimed that the Attorney General of Kano State, Ibrahim
Muktar, and the Attorney General of the Federation, instructed the
Department of State Services and police to detain him.
NAN reports that on March 12, the deposed Emir of Nano, on Thursday,
dragged the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mohammed Adamu;
Director-General DSS, Yusuf Bichi, to the Federal High Court, Abuja,
over his alleged detention.Also joined in a motion ex-parte with suit
number: FHC/ABJ/CS/357/2020, filed by his team of lawyers led by Lateef
Fagbemi, SAN, who is leading the legal team are the Attorney General of
Kano State and Malami as 3rd and 4th respondents respectively.