Indigenous Arraigned Minors Will Return To Kano – Gov Yusuf

The Gov. of Kano has said that his government will make efforts to repatriate minors who were detained due to the #EndBadGovernance protest.

The Daily Post recalls that protesters arrested during the protests, including minors, were arraigned on Friday.

It was gathered that those arrested were from Abuja, Kaduna, Gombe, Jos, Katsina, and Kano.

They have been charged with terrorism, arson, and treasonable felony.

They were all arraigned at a Federal High Court in Abuja, where four minors collapsed and were rushed out during proceedings, after which the court granted N10 million bail to each of the 72 defendants.

Many Nigerians, including leading politicians and civil society, have however, condemned the arraignment of minors.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government’s prosecutor, Rimazonte Ezekiel, claimed that all the arraigned persons were adults, saying that most of them are married men.

Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi, however, said the youngest arraigned person is 13 years old.

Reacting to the incident on his official X handle, Governor Yusuf said the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Dederi, has been directed to take immediate action on the matter.

“My attention has been drawn to the appearance of teenagers (some believed to be from Kano) in court today in Abuja.

“The Commissioner of Justice has been instructed to act immediately on the issue. We shall do everything possible to get them back to Kano, insha Allah,”w Yusuf said.