Court Orders Remand Of #EndBadGovernance Protesters In Kuje, Suleja Prisons

Court Orders Remand Of #EndBadGovernance Protesters In Kuje, Suleja Prisons

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, which was presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite on Monday, remanded the #EndBadGovernance protesters arraigned before it in prison.

Justice Nwite ordered the arrested protesters to be remanded in Kuje and Suleja prisons pending the hearing and ruling on their bail application slated for September 11, 2024.

The male protesters were remanded in Kuje while the female amidst them was remanded in the Suleja prison.

The Judge gave the ruling after hearing the charges brought against the accused persons by the federal government.

As earlier reported by Naija News, the federal government of Nigeria on Monday, charged ten arrested #EndBadGovernance protesters to court over charges including treasonable felony and a “plan to destabilise Nigeria.”

The protesters were charged before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count charge.

The charges against the protesters, who were arrested in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, and Gombe, included an attempt to overthrow President Bola Tinubu between July 1 and August 4 of this year during the nationwide protests.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, who brought the charges against them, alleged that the accused broke into the Abacha Army Barracks and openly called on the military to take over the constitutional government of President Tinubu.

The IGP also alleged that they allegedly burned a police station and injured police officers.

They were also said to have incited the Nigerian public against the government and destroyed several public properties, including police stations, a High Court complex, and National Communication Commission (NCC) facilities.

The alleged offences were said to have been committed in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, and Gombe, among other locations.