By our reporter| Nigeria’s attorney-general of the federation, and minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, on Friday, said the federal government is still contemplating options allowed by the law on whether to unfreeze the bank accounts of 20 #EndSARS protesters as directed by the court.
On Wednesday a federal high court in Abuja set aside its earlier order freezing accounts linked with some promoters of the #EndSARS protesters that rocked the country late last year.
But appearing on Channels Television Sunrise Daily programme on the court order, the AGF said a lot of factors has to be considered as regard compliance with the court order as the federal government has multiple options before complying under the law.
“We need to take in a lot of factors with particular reference to the compliance with the court order and within the context of striking a balance, the options that are available are multiple,” he said.
“One, the consideration of or a possibility of wholehearted compliance with the court order; that is, comprehensive, unconditional compliance with the order relating with the unfreezing of the #EndSARS account.
“But, that does not take away the right of government to give a further consideration when the need arises, a consideration, for example, of exercising the right of appeal against the order, if the need arises, coupled with the right of stay of execution of the order or perhaps, application of variation of order, among others.
According to Malami, while the government has decided to exercise these rights and appeal of variation of the court order or an appeal for setting aside the order or perhaps stay of execution of the order, the government has not breached any order.
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