The Federal Government, on Friday, re-arraigned 10 persons arrested in connection with the #EndBadGovernance protest organized between August 1 and August 10 on alleged treasonable felony charges.
The Government, through the Inspector-General of Police, re-arraigned them on an eight-count amended charge following an application by the prosecution counsel, Simon Lough, SAN, before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja. The 10 protesters were arrested in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto and Gombe during the 10-day protest, which resulted in violence and killings in parts of the country. They were first arraigned on September 2 before Justice Nwite on a six-count charge.
Akande, a member of the Solidarity Network for Workers’ Rights, was arrested on September 1 in Abuja during a church service. After the fresh counts were read to the defendants, they all pleaded not guilty. Akande's lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, prayed the court to admit his client to bail on liberal terms, while the other defendants' lawyers urged the court to allow their clients to continue with the earlier bail granted.
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