The Federal Government has charged ten ‘EndBadGovernance’ protesters who were arrested in various parts of the country to court, News About Nigeria reports.
The protesters, who were arrested in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, and Gombe States, were arraigned on Monday before a Federal High Court in Abuja.
The defendants were charged with treasonable felony, which carries the death penalty, and accusations of a “plan to destabilise Nigeria.”
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges against them while taking their pleas before the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite.
The protesters, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1233/2024, challenged the Federal High Court order issued on the 22nd of August by Justice Emeka Nwite that permitted the Inspector General of Police to remand them for 60 days pending the conclusion of the investigation on their case.
In an affidavit deposed to by one Paul Ochayi, they maintained that “protest is a right, and in fact, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu had led protests in the past without being harassed, detained, or remanded.”
They further contended that by the actions of the security agencies, their right to life, the dignity of the human person, health and freedom of movement have been put under threat and violated by the police without any justification.
They also sought an order from the court to grant them bail.
The defendants are Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (aka Lenin), Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi (aka Yomi), Suleiman Yakubu; Comrade Opaluwa Eleojo Simeon, Angel Innocent, Buhari Lawal, Mosiu Sadiq, Bashir Bello (aka Murtala), Nuradeen Khamis; and Abdulsalam Zubairu.
