#EndbBadGovernance: Court Terminates Treason Charges Against Protesters
By Vivian Michael, Abuja
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Tuesday, terminated the treason charges brought against the #Endbadgovernance# protesters brought by the Inspector General of Police(IGP)
The dismissal of the charges was following its withdrawal by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi SAN on behalf of the federal government.
Represented by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation DPPF M.D Abubakar, the AGF relied on section 174 of the 1999 Constitution to take over the case from the Inspector General of Police.
Subsequent to securing approval by the court, the AGF proceeded to request for invocation of the same section of the Constitution to discontinue the trial of the 114 accused persons.
Responding, counsel to the defendants raised no objections to the request, hence, Justice Egwuatu granted the request and struck out the charges and ordered their immediate release from prison remand.
President Bola Tinubu had on Monday directed the AGF to terminate the charges against the accused persons, most of who are said to be minors and prohibited by law from facing such trial.
