Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Tope Temokun, the lawyer representing human rights activist and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, for outsourcing Mr Sowore's prosecution to a private law firm.

In a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday, Mr Temokun described the move as part of a "dangerous pattern quietly taking root in Nigeria's criminal justice system," one that citizens seem to watch in silence.

The police filed the case last year, accusing Mr Sowore and Sahara Reporters of conspiring to forge a police wireless message dated 30 July 2025, to create disaffection within the Nigeria Police Force and incite officers against the...