YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).

Image
Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN    Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...

MALAMI SAYS NO NAMES WERE DROPPED IN WADUME'S CASE.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

Image may contain: 1 person, suit, text that says "ABUBAKAR MALAMI, SAN HON. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE"
     The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has said that no names were dropped in the Wadume's case.
He explained that what the Office did, was to severe the charges in view of the unavailability of the Soldiers who in their own case, need to be released by the military authorities in view of the fact that they were perhaps undergoing military processes before their release.
In a statement issued by his media aide, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu,on Friday, 12th June, 2020, Malami said, the interest of justice requires and legitimately allows for segmenting the case, in the interest of speedy trial.
He explained that, "It is in the interest of justice to accord speedy trial to the accused persons that are readily available to stand trial as against delaying at the expense of other co-accused persons who in the peculiarity of this case are not available for immediate arraignment."
According to him," It is a common practice that absence of a co-accused will not constitute impediment to the progress of a case. Those available are entitled to fair trial and have their case determined within a reasonable time as a matter of Constitutional rights. More so, looking at the fact that the available accused persons are not to be held responsible for the unavailability of the co-accused persons".
The statement disclosed that the Office of the Attorney-Genral of the Federation and Minister of Justice has taken steps to procure the availability of the co-accused and shall have them arraigned immediately upon procuring their availability by the military authorities.
Modupe Ogundoro
Deputy Director ( Information )
12th June, 2020.
Image may contain: 1 person, suit, text that says "ABUBAKAR MALAMI, SAN HON. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE"

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

MUSICIAN HARRY-SONG,REVEALS THE FACE OF THE FEMALE FAN WHO IS THREATENING TO KILL HIM.{PHOTOS}.

INNOSON GIVES OUT BRAND NEW IVM G5 AND SALARY FOR LIFE TO THE MAN WHO PROPHESIED ABOUT HIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURING IN 1979.(PHOTO).

THE NEW OONI OF ILE-IFE,WILL NOT EAT THE HEART OF THE LATE OONI-PALACE CHIEFS.