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FG reacts as Soludo vows to stand surety for Nnamdi Kanu

<p><strong>The Attorney-General of the Federation &lpar;AGF&rpar; and Minister of Justice&comma; Abubakar Malami&comma; has reacted to Anambra State governor&comma; Charles Soludo’s request to stand as surety for Nnamdi Kanu&comma; leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra &lpar;IPOB&rpar;&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During the presidential campaign flag-off of the All Progressives Grand Alliance &lpar;APGA&rpar; in Awka&comma; Anambra State on 15 January&comma;  Soludo said if Mr Kanu cannot be released unconditionally by the Nigerian government&comma; the IPOB leader should be released to him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reacting to the request on Wednesday&comma; the Attorney-General said he was not in receipt of Mr Soludo’s request&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;There is no such request formally before the federal government or the judicial process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As at today&comma; being 18 January 2023&comma; I am not in receipt of any application arising from the public statement made by the governor of Anambra State &lpar;Chukwuma Soludo&rpar;&comma; either through the judicial process or extended to me as the Attorney General of the Federation &lpar;AGF&rpar;&comma;” Malami said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;lagos-govt-declares-4-day-public-holiday&sol;">Lagos Govt Declares 4-Day Public Holiday <&sol;a><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Mr Malami&comma; a Senior Advocate of Nigeria &lpar;SAN&rpar;&comma; explained that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;when a matter is pending before the court&comma; the right channel through which any request or perhaps concession can be presented for consideration is through the judicial process&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He added that the renewed call for Mr Kanu’s release &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;has not been invoked formally for the consideration of the Attorney-General&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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