A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday remanded 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters in prisons.
Justice Emeka Nwite remanded nine male protesters in the Kuje Correctional Centre, while a female protester was remanded in Suleja prison.
The protesters had been arrested following the August 1-10 nationwide protest against the hardship in the country, which was believed to have been caused by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s twin policies of petrol subsidy removal and currency floatation.
The court also fixed September 11 for trial and ruling on bail application by the protesters.
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The 10 persons who were arraigned are Michael Adaramoye also known as Lenin, Adeyemi Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Opaoluwa Simon, Angel Innocent, Buhari Lawal, Mosiu Sadiq, Bashir Bello, Nuradeen Khamis, and Abdulsalam Zubairu.
The defendants, who all pleaded not guilty, were arraigned on six counts of alleged treason, intent to destabilise Nigeria, conspiracy to commit felony and inciting to mutiny which is an offence punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code.
The defendants are equally accused of levying war against the state to intimidate President Tinubu by attacking and injuring police officers and burning police stations, government buildings and private buildings.
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