The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi has asked the Nigerian police to hand over the case file of 76 defendants arraigned over the #EndBadGovernance protest in August.
In a Press Statement he personally signed and made available to TV360, Fagbemi directed the police to deliver the case files to his office and hand over same to the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF) on Saturday 2nd November 2024.
The AGF’s directive comes on the heels of a viral video which captures a group of frail looking individuals believed to be in their teens arraigned before a Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of terrorism and treason on Friday, November 1, 2024.
Fagbemi added that his intervention is to enable him make an informed decision on the matter.
“It has just come to my notice that the police have arraigned those arrested in connection with the Endbadgovernance violent protest in court for various offences, including treason.
“There are some issues my office will need to look into regarding the matter to enable me to take an informed decision.
“I am aware that the court has remanded the defendants in detention centres and adjourned the case to January.
“It is not within my power to vary the order of the court remanding the defendants in detention centres and adjourning the case to January.
“I have, however, directed the Nigeria Police to transfer the casefile to my office and hand over the same to the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF) tomorrow, Saturday, 2nd November, 2024.
“I have further directed the DPPF to immediately put machinery in motion for consideration of the court to bring the adjournment date forward (an earlier date),” the AGF stated.
