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Tinubu Directs Immediate Release Of Minors #EndBadGovernance Protesters

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KEY POINTS


  • Following the #EndBadGovernance protests, President Tinubu directs the immediate release of all minors arrested.
  • The welfare and safe reunion of the minors with their families is the responsibility of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.
  • Disciplinary action against officials who violated protocols could be in store after the case is investigated by a committee which will probe ‘how minors were arrested and treated’.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced this directive during Monday’s emergency briefing at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.

Immediate action for the welfare of children in the detention

In addition, an administrative committee, chaired by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, will be placed to probe the manner in which the minors were arrested and detained.

Law enforcement officers who carried out the arrests should also be investigated, he said, adding that if any official is found to have made infractions, ‘there will be disciplinary action.’

Protesters face backlash after challenges from police and the legal system

The contempt charge comes after the country’s contentious trial of 76 people, 30 of them minors. Accused in 91 felony and misdemeanour counts of treason and public disturbance following their involvement in the #EndBadGovernance protests.

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