In an unprecedented move, the Department of State Services, DSS, has written one August #Endbadgovernance protester, Khalid Aminu, demanding a retraction of his recent claim that he was brutalised, while in the custody of the security agency. Aminu, an engineer by profession, was among several persons arrested in Kano and other parts of the No...
•The kid-protesters Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, today handed over the 76 minors arrested over the August #EndBadGovernance protests to their respective parents. The governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Shehu Sagagi, handed over the children to their parents at the Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital where they were accomm...
•Some of the demonstrators carrying Russian flags Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, yesterday faulted the recent arraignment of minors involved in the recent #EndBadGovernance protests for treason. In August, the government arrested some children who were seen hoisting Russian flags in some northern states and charged before the Federal High C...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun today broke the silence over alleged arrest of minors during last August #EndBadGovernance protests. Egbetokun emphasised that those detained were criminal elements engaged in arson, destruction of property as well as looting of shops and public facilities, adding that they were not peacef...
The recent release of protesters detained in connection with the August 1 to 10 #EndBadGovernance protests in some parts of the country has raised fresh issues concerning the propriety of the arrests, detention, trial and treatment of suspects while in custody as well as the sudden interests shown by state governments in the case. It […...
•The minors after release After being granted reprieve by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, several minors, aged between 14 and 17, who were arrested during August’s #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests against hardship in the country, have shared their harrowing experiences while in custody. •Arraigned in court On Friday, 76 suspects, includi...
•The released children protesters A coalition of 16 Non-Government Organisation (NGOs), today called on the federal government to immediately issue a public apology and pay adequate compensation to the children. The coalition in a signed joint statement expressed appreciation to the government for allowing reason to prevail by asking the court...
•Governor Abba Yusuf The Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, has commended President Bola Tinubu for responding to public calls and releasing 76 detained minors arrested following the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance protest. In a statement issued by the governor’s spokesman, Sanusi DawakinTofa, he expressed his deep appreciation for Tinubu’s compas...
•NAPPS executives The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) says it is willing to offer scholarships to the released 32 minors throughout their secondary school. The children were among the 76 defendants charged with treasonable felony before a Federal High Court in Abuja after protests against hardship, which lasted f...
•The minors in court A group of 114 #EndBadGovernance protesters, including 30 minors, whose release was ordered by President Bola Tinubu yesterday, have arrived at the State House Auditorium in Abuja. They were brought to the premises at around 2:00 pm and were received by Vice President Kashim Shettima on behalf of Tinubu to be […]
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