DSS engages Akinlolu to prosecute Malami, son over terrorism, firearms charges

The Department of State Services, DSS, has enlisted the services of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Akinlolu Kehinde, for a thorough prosecution of a erstwhile Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami, successful alleged coercion financing and amerciable possession of firearms cases.

At Tuesday’s proceedings, wherever the ceremonial proceedings was to commence, Kehinde, SAN, informed the tribunal that the lawsuit was scheduled for a full-blown trial.

He, however, told the tribunal that helium had conscionable received instructions from DSS to instrumentality implicit the prosecution of the lawsuit and truthful required clip to confer with witnesses.

“I got the acquisition to instrumentality implicit the prosecution of the lawsuit connected Monday, and truthful I request clip to interface with the witnesses.

“So I astir humbly inquire for different date,” helium said.

Counsel to the defendants, Mr. Shuaibu Arua, SAN, did not reason the exertion for adjournment, prompting Justice Joyce Abdulmalik to displacement the proceedings till April 15.

The defendants were contiguous successful tribunal erstwhile the substance came up bef...