#EndBadGovernance: FG Arraigns Protesters Today

The Federal Government is set to arraign some leaders and organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protests held from August 1 to 10, 2024 today.

Afinju FM
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The protesters are being tried for alleged treason, inciting mutiny and intent to destabilise Nigeria.

The ten persons to be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court are Michael Adaramoye also known as Lenin, Adeyemi Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Opaoluwa Simon and Angel Innocent.

Others are Buhari Lawal, Mosiu Sadiq, Bashir Bello, Nuradeen Khamis and Abdulsalam Zubairu.

In the six counts filed by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Federal Government also named a British citizen, Andrew Wynne, aka Andrew Povich, a defendant.

In the charge sheet, the defendants were accused of  treason, destabilising the country, intimidating the President and destroying the NCC in Kano, among others.

Egbetokun said the offence was contrary to Section 95 and punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code.

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