The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has terminated the treason charges brought against the #EndBadGovernance protesters filed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Justice Obiora Egwuatu struck out the charges on Tuesday following their withdrawal by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on behalf of the federal government.
The AGF, represented by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF), M.D. Abubakar, announced during proceedings that he was exercising Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution to take over the case from the Inspector General of Police.
After Justice Egwuatu granted the request, the AGF proceeded to invoke the same section of the Constitution to discontinue the trial of the accused persons.
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With no objections from the various lawyers representing the accused, Justice Egwuatu granted the request and struck out the charges.
Although the accused persons were not present in court, the judge ordered their immediate release from prison remand.
On Monday, President Bola Tinubu directed the AGF to terminate the charges against the accused, most of whom are reportedly minors and therefore protected by law from facing such trials.
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