Abubakar Malami, AGF
Calls for fresh prosecution
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has been urged to withdraw the “No-prosecution notice on former Minister and a Senator representing Benue South, Abba Moro, to pave way for fresh prosecution against him.
Achepa Oche Francis in a petition dated December 12 and submitted to the office of the AGF, urged him to reopen the allegations of gun-running pending against the Senator.
“Some years back, Senator Moro was accused of gun running and was arraigned before an Abuja court.
Achepa in the petition alleged that the Nolle prosequi was granted under fraudulent circumstances as no evidence suggested due process.
He added that Moro afterwards allegedly engaged in numerous activities that undermine national security.
“The Honorable Minister may wish to know that if urgent steps are not taken to revisit all criminal cases against Senator Moro, he will continue with his criminal tendencies, which have threatened peace in Okpokwu Local Government Area and Benue state at large.
“We also appeal to the Minister to mandate the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to appeal his acquittal over fraud-related cases when he served as the Minister of the Interior, by engaging experts to handle the appeal in a court of competent jurisdiction.
“We desire that the processes that led to the convoking of Nolle prosequi by the former attorney general of the federation be revisited as soon as possible with a view to unravelling if due process was followed, of which we doubt.
“We trust that the minister will act in the country’s best interest as the country’s Chief law officer to ensure that justice is served.