ABUJA — Nigeria's attorney general ordered the release on bail of an ex-presidential candidate and a former national security adviser, in recognition of court orders that they be released. The move followed growing internal and international pressure on the Nigerian government to abide by court orders. State security had ignored several court orders 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.

Source: International New York Times December 24, 2019 15:16 UTC