National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned in its entirety the arraignment for treason of children and minors who allegedly participated in the recent nationwide #EndGadGovernance protests.
The Commission, in a statement on Sunday, stated that the arrest, detention, and arraignment of the minors by the Nigerian Police on charges of treason and attempting to overthrow a legitimate government among other charges contravenes a plethora of national, regional, and international laws.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu noted in the statement that, the action of the Nigeria Police has raised significant concerns among senior lawyers and legal experts, the human rights community, development partners, sister national human rights institutions, and well meaning Nigerians as it is widely considered as excessive and inappropriate use of State Institutions against Citizens and it is even worse when the victims are children and minors whose best…