Following the criticism that trailed the verdict
delivered by the Federal High court for sentencing some Boko Haram members to
25-years imprisonment instead of death sentence, the Lagos State government has
come out to explain why the sentenced was done in that manner.
Speaking
at a briefing on Thursday, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for
Justice, Ade Ipaye, explained the legal process that led to the judgment,
Vanguard reports.
The
Attorney General stated that 17 suspects were at the beginning arraigned before
Justice Ibrahim Buba as at March, 2013, but by November of same year, they were
reduced to four suspects because there was no solid evidence presented against
them that could facilitate prosecution.
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