The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has secured the permission of a Federal High Court in Abuja to remand 124 arrested #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days pending the conclusion of the investigation.
News About Nigeria reports that the application by the NPF to remand the protesters until investigations are concluded was granted by Justice Emeka Nwite.
Justice Nwite in separate rulings on ex-parte motions moved by Ibrahim Mohammed, counsel for the Inspector-General (I-G) of the Police, granted the interim order to remand the suspects until the conclusion of the investigation.
He also ordered that the suspects, who are minors in the applications, be remanded in Borstal Home of the correctional centre pending the conclusion of the investigation.
According to the first motion ex-parte marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1154/2024, moved by Mohammed on August 14, but with a certified true copy (CTC) of the order which was obtained by Newsmen, the judge directed that the suspects be remanded for 60 days pending the conclusion of investigation and legal advice from the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).
In the motion dated Aug. 8 but filed Aug. 9, the IG of Police sued 75 protesters with ages ranging between 14 and 34 years.
The protesters, according to the motion, 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).”
The suspects also include, “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.
In the application, the police alleged that the arrested protesters committed acts of terrorism, treason, and treasonable felonies, including arson and terrorism.
The police also said that the offence was contrary to Sections 2(1) and (3), 24 and 26 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022; Sections 41 and 42 of the Criminal Code Act; Sections 410, 411, and 412 of the Penal Code Act; and Section 4 of the Miscellaneous Offences Act CAP M17 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and other enabling statutes.
