The letter, dated June 3, 2019, was addressed to the Director of the Directorate of Public Prosecution and signed by the complainant. In the letter, which was read in court by Justice Abiola Soladoye, the complainant attributed her decision to seek the withdrawal of the case to “intervention of family members” and for the sake of her integrity. He noted that the complainant was in court for the continuation of her cross-examination by the defence. “We are also aware of the rules of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law which states that even the Court of Appeal cannot stay an ongoing proceeding. “The constitution is so clear that when we do not have an AG in office, the Solicitor-General takes over the function of the AG.

Source: Punch June 13, 2019 14:02 UTC