A Federal High court Judge, Justice Abdul Kafarati today threatens to release 24 Boko Haram suspects standing trial before the court. The judge, who granted the police a last adjournment for Sept. 18, said that the prosecution counsel had not showed diligence in prosecuting the case.
According to the words of the Judge today in court “I should have discharged the accused persons
today but I am compelled by justice to restrain such action and allow the prosecution one last chance.
“The court had adjourned this matter four times at the instance of the prosecutor, who had always promised to bring his witnesses to court but failed each time.
“I shall, therefore, discharge the accused persons should the prosecution fail to bring the witnesses to court on the next adjourned date.
“The prosecution was ordered to avail the accused persons’ lawyers’ proof of evidence.
“It is against the court procedure not to do that a year after the accused persons were arraigned,’’ Kafarati said.
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