Mr. Femi Falana, Nigeria's senior lawyer, has asked the Federation's Attorney General and Justice Minister, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), to withdraw pending criminal charges against his clients, Mr. Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare.
In response to an announcement by the AGF office on Friday that a letter had been sent to the State Services Department to hand over the case involving Sowore and to give the case files to his office, Falana made the statement.
The renowned human rights activist added there was no evidence to convict the conveners of the' RevolutonNow' protests.
Falana said on December 6, the DSS court invasion to rearrest Sowore prompted the AGF to take over his clients ' prosecution.
Falana observed that following the AGF order on the DSS handing over the case, Sowore was still being investigated by the DSS to find evidence to file fresh charges against him.
"The SSS is currently searching for facts to nail Sowore, persuaded that the pending case will crumble like a pack of cards.
"Despite the AGF directive to hand over the case, yesterday (December 12, 2019) the SSS subjected Sowore to a four-hour interrogation.
"The entire questioning referred to the alleged links between Sowore and the proscribed Boko Haram faction, IPOB, and IMN which he vehemently denied.
"In the instance of Sowore, Mr. Abubakar Marshal, a member of the legal defense team, witnessed the marathon interrogation. The aim is to accuse Sowore of violence as a follow-up to a presidential press aide's unsubstantiated allegations.
"We encourage the AGF to file a nolle prosequi motion to end the macabre dance that subjected the nation to avoidable embarrassment in the light of the above," Falana said.
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