JUST IN: Court Orders Police To Remand 124 #EndBadGovernance Protesters Till…

365NEWS gathered that A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a request by the police to detain 124 #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days while investigations continue.

Justice Emeka Nwite issued the remand orders in response to ex-parte motions filed by the police’s legal counsel, Ibrahim Mohammed.

In these rulings, Justice Nwite also directed that the minors among the suspects be placed in a Borstal Home within the correctional center until the investigations are completed.

The first motion, filed on August 8 and heard on August 14, targeted 75 individuals aged between 14 and 34, including Abubakar Ibrahim (18), Suleiman Ali (16), and Mubarak Mas’ud (23), among others. They are accused of involvement in terrorism, treason, arson, and other related crimes.

The police argue that these offenses violate various sections of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act of 2022, the Criminal Code Act, the Penal Code Act, and other Nigerian laws.

The affidavit supporting the motion, sworn by Elizabeth Ogochukwu of the Police Force Headquarters’ Legal and Prosecution Section, claimed that intelligence reports indicated a planned violent uprising against the Nigerian government.

Ogochukwu asserted that the protests, which began on August 1, 2015, were intended to destabilize Nigeria and had resulted in significant violence, including deaths, injuries, and widespread destruction of property. She also alleged that some protesters were found with Russian flags, banners, and placards, suggesting foreign involvement in the planned insurrection.

In a second motion, filed on August 20 and heard on August 21, Justice Nwite ordered the remand of another 49 suspects. The police allege that these individuals were involved in financing terrorism and conspiring with foreign nationals to overthrow the Nigerian government.

The cases have been adjourned until October 23 for further mention.