The Nigerian police has filed six charges against protesters who were arrested on August 4, 2024, during the recent 10-day #EndBadGovernance protests that swept across the country.
The charges, filed at a Federal High Court in the Abuja Division on Friday, August 30, 2024, include felony and treason, said to be offences contrary to Section 96 and punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code.
A court document revealed that the charges were filed against 10 protesters listed as Defendants. They are Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (aka Lenin), male, 28 years; Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi (aka Yomi), male, 34 years; Suleiman Yakubu, male, 28 years; Comrade Opaluwa Eleojo Simeon, male, 50 years; Angel Love Innocent, female, 51 years; Buhari Lawal, male, 21 years; Mosiu Sadiq, male, 28 years; Bashir Bello (aka Murtala), male, 51 years; Nuradeen Khamis, male, 47 years; and Abdulsalam Zubairu, male, 37 years.
These individuals, along with others, will be charged before the Federal High Court of Nigeria in the Abuja Judicial Division.
