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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to instruct the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to ensure the immediate release of detained #EndBadGovernance protesters, including 32 children reported to be malnourished and in critical health. In an open letter dated […]
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has initiated steps to drop the charges against 32 minors facing trial before Justice Obiora Egwuatu at the Federal High Court in Abuja. This decision follows concerns over their treatment and the circumstances of their detention. Shortly after the arraignment, Fagbemi […]
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has condemned the detention of minors involved in the recent #EndBadGovernance protests, calling it “inhumane and unjust.” The senator expressed deep concern over the handling of minors and urged that children be placed in schools, not in detention centers. On Saturday, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan called on the Chief Justice of […]
President Bola Tinubu faces heavy criticism following the treason trial of over 70 minors involved in the #EndBadGovernance protests, with many Nigerians branding him a “brutal dictator.” Public outrage erupted as images of malnourished minors—held in detention for over 90 days—surfaced online. Reports indicate that at least four of these minors collapsed in court on […]
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has requested the case file of minors recently arraigned for their involvement in the EndBadGovernance protest. In a statement issued Friday night, the AGF directed the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to transfer the case file to his office by Saturday. Prince […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to review the treasonable felony charges filed against a group of underage and malnourished children who appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The charges have sparked significant national and international backlash, drawing criticism over the treatment […]
Prominent civil society organizations, including the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Amnesty International, and the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), have condemned the continued detention of 76 protesters from the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations. These detainees were arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja today. PUNCH Online reports that in August, the Nigeria […]
Senator Sani Musa (APC Niger East) has expressed strong condemnation over the detention of minors allegedly involved in recent #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria, describing the situation as “inhumane and unjust.” Several underaged protesters detained by police since August reportedly collapsed on Friday in the Federal High Court in Abuja. The incident occurred as the minors […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to each of the malnourished minors detained during the #EndHunger protests in August, setting the condition at ₦10 million per child. Of the 76 protesters, at least 32 were minors aged 14 to 17. During the court proceedings on Friday, four of these children collapsed and […]