Tinubu orders release of all detained minors
The Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the release of all minors detained for their alleged involvement in the bad governance protests in August, while this follows criticisms of the treatment of the minors after three of them and an adult fainted while being prosecuted in court last week in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
Penpushing reports that the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known on Monday while briefing State House correspondents after meeting with the President adding that the directive has it that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction should see to the welfare of the minors and ensure their reunion with their families.
The Minister explained that a committee will be formed by the government to investigate the conduct of all officials involved and anyone found in breach of the law will face disciplinary action, recalling that the minors that have been arrested by the police without prejudice to any legal processes are there.
Penpushing further reports that the police had earlier defended the trial of the minors, but many Nigerians and human rights organisations condemned their detention for several weeks and their ongoing trial at a normal court rather than at a juvenile court.
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