Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), says out of about 160 trials of the suspected terrorists conducted on Monday, at least 150 convictions were secured by the Federal Government.
Fagbemi stated this on Tuesday while briefing the media at the Federal High Court in Abuja in the ongoing trial of over 600 suspects being prosecuted on allegations bordering on terrorism offences.
“The exercise is still ongoing. It will continue today, tomorrow and on Thursday.
“Yesterday, about 160 trials were conducted. Nearly 150 convictions were secured,” he said.
According to the AGF, today, about 300 cases have been handled.
“Another 84 are expected.
“Wherever the process stops today, it will continue tomorrow and also on Thursday.
“The exercise is still in progress. I appeal for patience as we continue to carry out our lawful duty to the nation,” Fagbemi said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the trial, which usually takes place at Kainji in Niger, was moved to the the Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja.
Fagbemi, who is also the Minister of Justice, on Monday, said the Federal Government was determined to stamp out terrorism and its related activities from the country.
According to the minister, we will fight with every inch of our blood to ensure that we make Nigeria a safe haven for everybody.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
