I can’t release Sowore, AGF Malami replies Falana

The statement which was signed by his Special
Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Umar
Gwandu, was in reaction to “the claim that a lawyer
sent a letter to the AGF requesting the release of Mr.
Sowore”.
Ripples Nigeria had reported earlier that Sowore’s
Lawyer, Femi Falana, had written the AGF demanding
the release of the co-Convener of #RevolutionNow.
The letter dated December 13, 2019, Falana had stated
that his letter became necessary after two lawyers in
the defense team of Sowore and Bakare visited the
DSS headquarters in Abuja to demand Sowore’s
release, but were advised to direct their request to him
(Malami).
The AGF has however said, “When parties submit their
issues for determination to a court of law, they lack
exclusivity of decision over such issues without
recourse to the court.”
“We remain guided by the established tradition and will
not take unilateral decision without recourse to the
rule of law,” he added.
The same court, the Federal High Court in Abuja,
where Sowore and Bakare were charged, has granted