Lawyer petitions Lagos AG, accuses DPP of frustrating 15 Chinese nationals’ trial

Lagos-based lawyer Ken Nwanna has petitioned the Attorney General of Lagos State, Lawal Pedro, accusing the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) of frustrating the trial of 15 Chinese nationals. The defendants face charges including forgery of residence permits, human trafficking, conspiracy, and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace, filed by the police in 2024. Nwanna alleges that the DPP requested the case file for 'review and legal advice' in a case already being prosecuted by the Inspector General of Police, raising questions about whose interests are being protected.