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Malami Reiterates Non-involvement In Odili Siege, Denies Knowing Suspect

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Nov 15, 2021.

According to Malami, the suspect is not under the pay record of the ministry…

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami has again, denied any involvement in the controversial siege on the home of a Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, the minister reiterated that he never gave any order for the siege to be carried out.

He also made further clarifications about a suspect – Lawrence Ajodo, who said he had worked previously with the AGF.

Justice Odili

“I have never given him a single case and if I have given him 29 cases, let him show the evidence of the engagement,” Malami said, adding: “I have never seen this man on earth, God knows and I believe there are certain (not only) criminal undertones, perhaps maybe some other undertones, by people who think that by hook or by crook the AG must be a target of aggression one way or the other”.

According to Malami, the suspect is not under the pay record of the ministry and even if he was, he would not carry out operations that are outside the scope of the ministry.

“Government business is regulated through due processes and procedures. So, you cannot be seen to be operating as a department under the office of the Attorney General and then operating outside the scope and regulations of the law.

“So, you can see clearly, the man said he was asked by the Attorney General to carry out that task. Ask him, which of the Attorneys-General and on account of which formal engagement?

“There are 36 Attorneys General across the nation inclusive of the office of the Attorney General of the Federation. So, if he said he has been sent by the Attorney General, the next point is to ask him, who is the Attorney General”.

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