Court Grants N10m Bail to 67 Minors Detained Over #EndBadGovernance Protest

In a recent ruling, the court has approved a bail of N10 million each for 67 minors held in connection with the #EndBadGovernance protests, highlighting the ongoing judicial processes surrounding youth-led activism.

Justice Obiora Egwuatu has approved bail for approximately 67 minors, setting the amount at N10 million each, from a group of 76 who were charged in connection with their involvement in the End Bad Governance protests that took place in August 2024.

Individuals under 15 years of age who are granted bail must provide one surety, and this person is required to be a civil servant.

At the same time, an additional 87 adults are currently being arraigned on similar charges.

The majority of those being arraigned are from Kaduna State.

They are confronting a ten-count indictment related to alleged treason and conspiracy to commit a felony with the intention of destabilizing Nigeria, in violation of Section 96 and punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code Act.

The protesters, most of whom were minors and appeared malnourished, had to be quickly escorted out of the courtroom as four of them struggled to remain on their feet.

Appearing very unwell, they writhed in agony on the courtroom floor.

All seventy-six individuals were arrested and detained during the nationwide protest from August 1 to 10, which was ignited by widespread economic hardship. This prompted many Nigerians to take to the streets and express their grievances.

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Seventy-six protesters were arrested in Abuja, Kaduna, Gombe, Jos, Katsina, and Kano. They are facing charges of treason among other accusations.

The protesters are; Nura Ibrahim 24 years, Abdulbasi Abdusalami, 34years, Ahmed Yusuf 25 years, Awolu Abdulahi 21 years, Umar Musa 15 years, Muhammadu Mustapha 16 years, Umar Muhammed 23 years, Umar Inusa 18 years, Abdullahi Sani 21 years, Abba Usman 30 years, Ibrahim Rabiu 16 years, Abubakar San, 19 years, Abubakar Abdullahi 18 years, Amir Muhammed 17 years, Umar Ali 17 years, Saminu Sani 22 years, Muhammed Musa 14years, Suleiman Dauda 18 years, Ismail Abdullah 27 years and Haruna Suleiman 22 years.

Others are Bello Abdullahi 23 years, Usman Yunusa 20 years, Umar Umar 25 years, Sani Aliyu 17years, Yusuf Lawal 21 years, Abba Adamu 22 years, Abbas Hamza 20 years, Tasiu Lawal 16 years, Jamilu Haruna 16 years, Usman Mohammed 20 years, Aminu Usaini 20 years, Aminu Mohammed 24 years, Abdullahi Suleiman 16 years, Bilal Auwalu 15 years, Umar Kabir 22 years, Abubakar Ibrahim 18 years, Usman Yusuf 22 years, Abubakar Adam 16 years, Suleiman Ali 16 years, Mubarak Hamza 23 years, Ibrahim Musa 24 years, Samani Ali 25 years, Yahaya Sani 20 years, Umar Sani 26 years, Abbas Haliru 24 years, Sani Idris 17 years, Tashiru Mohammed 18 years, Abdulaziz Abubakar 15 years, Usman Sirajo 16 yrs and Musa Adam 22 years.

The rest are; Mukhtari Yahaya 17yrs, Abba Ahmad 23yrs, Umar Mohammed 24 years, Yahaya Musa 18 years, Umar Abdullahi 17 years, Salisu Adamu 16yrs, Habibu Sani 17 years, Sadiq Sanusi 15yrs, Ibrahim Sani 17 years, Mustapha Kabir 16yrs, Saifullah Mohammed 17 years, Hassan Mohammed 17 years, Mustapha Abubakar 17 years, Sanusi Nura 14 years, Abdulmalik Auwal 19 years, Musa Ishaku 17 years, Abdulrahman Ibrahim 17 years, Usman Ibrahim, Usman Fatihu 21 years, Abdulganiu Musa 15 years, Sagir Hassan 19 years, Saidu Usman 25yrs, Abubakar Muhammed 22 years, Kabiru Sani 25 years, Muhammed Yahaya 14yrs, Mukhtar Alhassan 16 years, and Mustapha Ibrahim 18 years.