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Speaker 1: Abu Bakhar Malami, a former Minister of Justice and Attorney

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General of the Federation who was in office from November

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twenty fifteen till May twenty twenty three, when the then

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President Mohammadu Buhari completed his eight years tenure in office,

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under which courts of competent jurisdiction granted several detained Nigerian’s bail,

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but the Buhari government refused to release them and even

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re arrested some of them after they had perfected their

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bail conditions. The then Minister of Justice, Abu Bakar Malami,

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who was saddled with the responsibility of protecting citizens rights,

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came out openly and apparently justified the violations of court

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orders by the then Buhari led government, and during the

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administration of President Mohammadu Buhari, Abu Bakar Malami frequently defended

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the actions of the government’s refusal to obey court’s orders

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of bail granted to high profile individuals by asserting that

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national security and public interest superseded individual rights. Of the

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high profile individuals included Colonel Sambo Dasuki, the former National

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Security Adviser in the era of President good Luck ABLET Jonathan,

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who was held for four years from December twenty fifteen

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to December twenty nineteen. Despite being granted bail by at

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least four different Nigerian high courts and the echo As Court,

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he was repeatedly re arrested by the Department of State

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Services the SS immediately after fulfilling bail conditions. Shikerbrahim el

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Zakaki and his wife Zina detained from December twenty fifteen

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until they were released in July twenty twenty one. Were

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refused bail after Federal court declared the detention illegal in

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twenty sixteen and ordered their release by January twenty seventeen,

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but the government under which Abubakar Malami was a Justice

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Minister did not comply until they were eventually acquitted of

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all charges by a Kaduna State High Court in twenty

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twenty one. Also, Army Le Saware, an activist and a

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jailjournalist who is the founder of Sahara Reporters News Media,

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remained in DSS custody for several months in twenty nineteen

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despite fulfilling bail conditions set by Justice Hjaeyamurrijuku. He was

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re arrested within the court room just twenty four hours

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after a temporary release. Nandi I Karu, the convicted and

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jailed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB leader, was refused bail

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during his initial trial in twenty fifteen. President Buhari then

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publicly stated during a media chat that Karnu, among others,

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would not be allowed to go on bail due to

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the nature of their alleged crimes, despite court rulings. In addition,

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was Navy Captain Dadar La Binjo, who was detained by

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the Nigeria military from September twenty eighteen until at least

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late twenty nineteen, despite a Federal High Court order for

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his release, and during these periods, Abubakhar Malami provided several

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justifications for these detentions, most notably during his twenty nineteen

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ministerialsas screening, Malamy stated that the office of the AGF

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is meant to protect the public interest and where the

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individual interest conflicts with the public interest, the interest of

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one hundred and eighty million Nigerians must naturally prevail. He

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cited the Supreme Court case of Asari Dokubo versus Federal

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Republic of Nigeria, arguing it established that national security could

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supersede personal liberty in specific contexts, and when Dusuki and

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Sir War were finally released in December twenty nineteen, Malamy

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claimed the government did so on compassionate grounds and in

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compliance with court orders, while denying that international pressure from

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the United States US influenced the decision. Currently, but then

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apparent defender and justifier of government disobedient to court orders

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is now calling on Nigerians and begging them to help

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him get justice. Since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

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e FCC kept him in custody against court order that

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he had said earlier gain granted him bail and after

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perfecting his bail conditions, he was re arrested by the

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DS and since he has remained in detention. According to

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Mohammad Belodoka, special assistant on Media to Abu Bakhar Malamy,

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the Office of Abu Bakar Malamy San expresses grave concern

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over a series of actions by state agencies, which taken together,

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amount to a deliberate attempt to frustrate his constitutional right

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to fare, hearing and effective legal defense. Following charges filed

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by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. The Federal

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High Court granted mister Malamy bail. However, the e FCC

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delayed the submission of his international passports to the court

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for about one week, despite the passport’s being a key

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condition for the perfection of bail. This delay unnecessarily prolonged

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his detention and obstructed the execution of a valid court order.

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Immediately after mister Malamy of eventually perfected his bail and

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was released from cou Jay Custodial Center, he was re

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arrested by the Department of State Services DSS. He was

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thereafter detained for five days without access to his lawyers

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or family, and was only allowed to meet his legal

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team on Friday, after prolonged isolation, delays and grave violations

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of his fundamental human rights. This detention occurred at a

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critical time when mister Malamy was required to prepare and

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open his defense in an EFCC introm forfeiture proceeding before

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the Federal High Court. Denying him access to counsel during

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this period directly impaired his ability to consult, prepare filings,

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and give instructions, amounting to a clear frustration of due process.

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This sequence of events clearly suggests a pattern where arrest

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procedes investigation, with evidence sought after detention, an approach that

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is a blatant violation of the rule of law and

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constitutionally guaranteed rights. It is deeply troubling that the DSS

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appears to be adopting a similar practice of arrest, detention

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and then evidence gathering. The office stresses that bail granted

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by a court must have meaning. No agency should be

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permitted to neutralize judicial orders through coordinated delays, re arrests,

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or denial of access to legal representation. Such actions undermine

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the authority of the courts and pose a serious threat

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to fundamental human rights. Mister Malami remains ready to defend

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himself fully in court and in accordance with the law,

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and calls on all state institutions to respect court orders,

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constitutional guarantees and the rule of law. In earlier press

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releases issued by Mohammad Bello dooka Special Assistant on Media

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to Abubakhar Malami San. In December twenty twenty five, the

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Office of Abu Bakhar Malami San, former Attorney General of

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the Federation and Minister of Justice, formally alert the Nigerian

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public and the international community to the brazen, contemptuous and

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lawless conduct of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC

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in its handling of matters concerning mister Malamy. Following the

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clear and unequivocal court order granted by the High Court

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of the Federal Capital Territory Aboucha on the twenty third

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of December twenty twenty five, admitting Abu Bakar Malami Sam

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to bail on already fulfilled conditions, officials of the EFCC

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were formally served with the court process. Rather than comply

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with the authority of the court, the Commission refused to

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accept the court back letter, chased away the bailiff, and

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insisted on the continued detention of mister Malamy in blatant

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defiance of the law. This conduct represents nothing short of

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institutional lawlessness. The EFCC, an agency created by statute and

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bound by the Constitution, has chosen to elevate itself above

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the courts, arrogating to its self powers. It does not

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zes treating binding judicial orders with open disdain. More troubling

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is the fact that, despite revoking bail and detaining mister

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Malamy for over fourteen days, the EFCC has failed, refused

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or neglected to arraign him before any court of competent jurisdiction.

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This prolonged detention without arraignment is illegal, unconstitutional, and oppressive,

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and amounts to a gross violation of mister Malamy’s fundamental rights.

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It is worthy of note that the EFCC is currently

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detaining Abubacar Malamy sam solely on the strength of a

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high court order that permitted his detention for a maximum

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period of fourteen days, an order which expires today, even

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without regard to the separate bail granted by another high

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court of competent jurisdiction. The EFCC was legally obligated to

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either release him immediately or arraign him before a court.

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Today it has done neither. This deliberate in action is

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a further undamning confirmation of the EFCC’s vendetta, its platant

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disregard for the rule of law, and its dangerous descent

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into tyranny and abuse of power. Rather than submit itself

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to due process, the EFCC has instead embarked on an

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orchestrated media trial, feeding selective narratives to the press in

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a deliberate attempt to poison public opinion. Destroy reputations and

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secure convictions in the court of public sentiment after failing

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to doce her in a court of law. This is

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a dangerous abuse of power and a direct assault on

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the principles of justice, fairness, and the rule of law.

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The Commission’s actions leave no doubt that it has abandoned

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its statutory mandate and allowed itself to be deployed as

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a tool of political persecution. When an anti corruption agency

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begins to disobey court orders, detain citizens indefinitely, and weaponize

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the media, it ceases to be an instrument of justice

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and becomes a threat to democracy itself. We remind the

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use EFCC that court orders are not suggestions, their binding

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commands of the law. Selective obedience to judicial authority is

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the clearest pathway to anarchy, and Nigeria must not be

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allowed to descend into a state where security agencies choose

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which laws to obey and which to ignore. Abu Bakar

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Malami san has repeatedly stated his readiness to submit himself

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fully to due process and to have any allegation determined

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strictly by a court of law. What he rejects rightly

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so is trial by detention, trial by media and trial

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by political vendetta. The Office of Abu Bakar Malami San

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therefore calls on the judiciary to take urgent notice of

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this open contempt of court, relevant oversight bodies, to hold

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the e f CC accountable for its serial violations of

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the law, and Nigerians of conscience to speak out against

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the dangerous precedent being set by the Commission’s actions. No agency,

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no matter how powerful, is above the law. The Office

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of Abu Bakar Malami San reiterates that the Economic and

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Financial Crimes Commission e f c C and its legal

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representatives have been properly served with the order of the

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Honorable Court. A day after the order was issued, the

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court Bailiff, Mister Abiodin Colawolee attempted service on the e

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f c C, which refused to receive the order. This

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refusal does not negate service nor diminish the authority of

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the court. Later that same evening, the Office of ARCHITECPA

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San received the court order conclusively establishing notice and awareness

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on behalf of the e f c C. Meanwhile, emieleesa

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War had said he will never support extra judicial measures

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against anyone. I urged the Economic and Financial Crimes commissioned

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to obey the court order granting bail to form a

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Nigerian Attorney General Abu Bakar Malami San that said, we

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must also speak honestly about the despicable conduct of the

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Mohammadu Buhari in the Malami who governed with arrogance and impunity,

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acting as though there would be no tomorrow and no

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accountability for their actions. In twenty nineteen, after four months

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of detention under the Mohammadu Buhari regime, I was granted bail,

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but Abu Bakar Malami San and the useless d SS

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d G. Yusuf Bicci demanded that my sureties appear at

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the d s S offers for profiling, a request I

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refused to comply, with Osasua Amedi guingin Bugi, the mogsal

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