Malami Says FG Has Provided Funds To Prosecute Boko Haram Suspects

The attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar  Malami says the federal government will soon resume the mass prosecution of Boko Haram suspects being held in selected military formations.

Speaking on Monday during a special session to mark the new legal year for the federal high court, Malami said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of funds needed for prosecuting the suspects.

Represented by Beatrice Jedy-Agba, solicitor-general of the federation and permanent secretary of the federal ministry of justice, Malami said: “I would like to use this opportunity to appreciate the recent special intervention granted by his excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, for the provision of funds and other logistics for the commencement of the second phase of prosecutions of Boko Haram suspects.”

In 2017, the federal government commenced a trial for persons suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents, with the proceedings taking place at a military base in Niger state.

At the time, the United Nations had raised concerns about human rights issues in relation to the suspects.