Human Rights Activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has shed more light on the arrest, detention and arraignment of #EndBadGovernance protesters by President Bola Tinubu’s government.
Naija News recalls that the individuals were arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protests held from August 1 to 10.
Security operatives detained numerous participants, with plans by Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, to arraign 119 protesters in two batches before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The first group comprised 76 protesters, followed by a second batch of 43.
Public outrage erupted when reports emerged that four defendants collapsed during the arraignment of the first batch, with many noting that minors appeared malnourished.
The incident has drawn widespread criticism, fueling debates about the treatment of detained minors and the broader handling of protesters. Subsequently, President Tinubu issued a directive that the arrested…