UPDATED: AGF, Abubakar Malami Reportedly Slumps At Event

UPDATED: AGF, Abubakar Malami Reportedly Slumps At Event

by Victor Ndubuisi
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AGF and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Monday, slumped before being revived during an official assignment in Sokoto.

He was immediately surrounded by anxious aides and dignitaries who raised him up from the ground after successfully reviving him.

Malami, who recently returned from an official visit to Turkey was in Sokoto for the inauguration of the reconstructed State High Court complex.

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We learnt that the Justice Minister, whom witnesses said looked exhausted after his speech, collapsed and was revived.

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A closed source to the AGF who confirmed the incident said he was currently at a hospital in Abuja after he was transported sick from Sokoto.

Malami, along with the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko, was in Sokoto on Monday to commission the reconstructed State High Court complex.

However, Malami Abubakar has claimed that 22 former governors are currently under investigation for corruption.

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Malami stated this on Thursday while addressing journalists in Abuja.

He pointed out that at three ex-Governors – Joshua Dariye (Plateau), Jolly Nyame (Taraba) and Orji Kalu (Abia) – have been convicted under President Muhammadu Buhari.

“It might interest you to note that former state governors and even serving senators are not spared.

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“Currently, high profile personalities including judicial officers and former governors indicted for corruption have been prosecuted and many sentenced to jail.

“We have three former governors convicted and serving various jail terms for corruption-related crimes while in office.

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“Equally, 22 ex-governors are either under probe or on trail.”

 

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