President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, vowed to bring to book any public official found liable in the prosecution of the minors and other suspects involved in the August #Endbadgovernance protests.

Tinubu directed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to ensure the immediate release of all minors being prosecuted over the #Endbadgovernance protests in different parts of the country.

The president also asked the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to reunite the detained minors with their families.

Images of the detained minors circulated online last week, causing public outrage and anger against the Tinubu government.

The children were among the suspects arraigned at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court for allegedly participating in the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests in August.

The suspects were being tried for treason, among other charges.

Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) condemned the trial of minors on allegations of treason, and other offences, arising from their participation in the protests.

But Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, commended Tinubu for ordering the release of the underage suspects.

Northern Senators Forum (NSF), led by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, also praised Tinubu for ordering the release of the young boys accused of treason.

Last week, a total of 114 suspects, including several minors, were arraigned before Justice Obiora Egwatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

Egwatu admitted the suspects to N10 million bail each over their alleged involvement in the #EndBadGovernance protests in August.

The judge admitted the defendants to bail shortly after they pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them by the Inspector General (IG) of Police.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in company with the presidential adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, and adviser on public communications and orientation, Sunday Dare, briefed newsmen on the development.

Idris explained that in the last couple of days, “There have been some very deep inquiries and commentaries about the fate or the situation regarding the minors that you saw towards the end of last week, the ones that had been arrested by the Nigeria Police and that were undergoing some legal processes.”

He stated that as a result of the president’s commitment to democracy and the rule of law, he had directed the Minister of Justice to work on the immediate release from custody of all the minors being prosecuted over #EndBadGovernance protests.

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