Following the spare of citizens ingnation and condemnation, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has responded to the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating allegations of illegal crude oil sales.
The minister sent a letter to the committee on Thursday explaining that the Ministry of Justice was trying to put together a comprehensive response to the alleged sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil valued at over $2.4 billion.
While reading the letter, the Chairman of the committee, Mark Gbillah said it came “a lot later than expected”.
He added that the committee would expect the attorney general to provide the required response and to also appear before the committee next Thursday.
