The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has explained why names of 10 soldiers were removed in the trial of kidnapper Bala Hamisu, also known as Wadume.
He said that the names of the soldiers were not dropped as had been reported, but merely severed from the charges in view of their unavailability, as they need to be released by the military authorities considering the fact that they were perhaps undergoing military processes before their release.
The names of military officers, who allegedly killed policemen in Taraba State last year and freed a kidnapper arrested by the policemen, were removed from the trial when the matter came up in court on Monday.
The event generated public outcry and some Nigerians accused the AGF of taking over the case from the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in order to drop the names of the military personnel.
However, in a statement on Friday through his media aide, Dr Umar Gwandu Malami denied that the names of the soldiers were dropped.
