ABUJA, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Nigeria's attorney general ordered
the release on bail of an ex-presidential candidate and a former
national security adviser, in recognition of a court order that
they be released.
State security had ignored the court order that former
adviser Sambo Dasuki, who has been held since 2015, be released,
and controversially re-arrested activist and former presidential
candidate Omoyele Sowore hours after his release on bail earlier
this month. "The two defendants are enjoined to observe the terms of
their bail and refrain from engaging in any act that is inimical
to public peace and national security as well as their ongoing
trial which will run its course in accordance with the laws of
the land," Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami
said in a statement.