The
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar
Malami has sent a warning message to those threatening the unity of
Nigeria as they will be ill-treated.
Abubakar Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, has said that anyone posing a threat to Nigeria’s unity
will be treated as a criminal.
Malami, who spoke while flagging off a three-day summit of
attorneys-general from across the 36 states of the federation in Yola,
Adamawa State capital, on Friday, said nobody would be allowed to
compromise the peace and security of Nigeria.
He said they were empowered by relevant sections of the
constitution to institute criminal proceedings against any individual
who acts against the law.
Malami said, “As the chief law officer of the nation and
custodian of her legal conscience, we have a responsibility to ensure
that the unity, peace and security of the country are not compromised by
selfish interest over and above national interest.”
“The constitution under section 174 and 211 empowers us as
chief law officers to institute and undertake criminal proceedings
against any person before any court of law in respect of any offence
under any act of the national assembly.
”No one is above the law, for anyone who chooses to
deliberately promote discord and threaten the security of the country,
it is our responsibility to ensure the full weight of the law is brought
to bear on such person.”
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