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Court gives police go-ahead to remand 124 #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has granted the police applications to remand 124 #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days.
The judge gave the order on ex-parte motions moved by counsel for the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed.
He granted the interim order to remand the suspects until the conclusion of the investigation.
Justice Nwite equally ordered that the suspects who are minors be remanded in Borstal Home of the correctional centre pending the conclusion of the investigation.
In the first motion ex-parte marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1154/2024 moved by Mohammed on August 14, the judge directed that the suspects be remanded for 60 days pending the conclusion of the investigation and legal advice from the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).
READ ALSO: EndBadGovernance: Falana says 2,111 protesters arrested, 1,403 remanded in prison
The certified true copy (CTC) of the order was obtained by journalists on Saturday.
The IGP in the motion dated August 8 sued 75 protesters with ages ranging between 14 and 34 years.
They include Abubakar Ibrahim (18), Abubakar Adam (19), Suleiman Ali (16), Mubarak Mas’ud (23), Umar Musa (19), Aminu Hussaini (20),Umar Kabir (23), Ibrahim Musa (24), Abba Usman (30), Umar Inusa (18), Tasi’u Lawan (17), Ibrahim Rabi’u (16) and Jamilu Haruna (16).
Also listed are – Muktar Yahaya (17). Abdulbasit Abdulsalam (34), Salisu Adamu (16), Bilal Auwalu (15), Abdul’aziz Adam (15), Sadiq Sunusi (15), Muhd Musa (14), Usman Amiru (14), Abdulganiyu Musa (15), Muhd Yahaya (19), and Sunusi Nura (14), among others.
They were alleged to have committed terrorism, treason, treasonable felony, arson, and terrorism.
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