A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted applications filed by the police to remand 124 arrested EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days pending the conclusion of investigations. In separate rulings on ex-parte motions moved by Ibrahim Mohammed, counsel for the Inspector-General of Police, Justice Emeka Nwite granted the interim order to remand the suspects until the conclusion of investigations......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
ustice Nwite equally ordered that the suspects who are minors in the applications be remanded in Borstal Home of the correctional centre.
In the first motion ex-parte marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1154/2024 moved by Mohammed on Aug 14, a certified true copy (CTC) of the order, 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.
The IGP in the motion dated August 8 but filed August 9, sued 75 protesters with their 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).
Others 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 acts of terrorism, treason and treasonable felonies and arson.