The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has directed that the case file of the detained hunger protesters be transferred to his office.
Fagbemi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
President Bola Tinubu on Friday ordered the Fagnemi to intervene in the prosecution process and address issues arriving therefrom.
The Minister said he noticed that the police have arraigned those arrested in connection with the endbadgovernance violent protest in court for various offences, including treason.
He said he is equally aware that the court has remanded the defendants in detention centres and adjourned the case to January.
“It is not within my power to vary the order of the court remanding the defendants in detention centres and adjourning the case to January.
“But there are some issues my office will need to look into regarding the matter to enable me take an informed decision.
“I have directed the Nigeria Police to transfer the case file to my office and hand over same to the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF) tomorrow, Saturday 2nd November, 2024.
“I have further directed the DPPF to immediately put machinery in motion for consideration of the court to bring the adjournment date forward to an earlier date,” he said. (NAN)
