The Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, says no law in Nigeria forbids the prosecution of minors.
Fagbemi made the assertion at the commissioning of the Law Corridor’s new office complex and the presentation of a book on the modern legal system.
He said the minors involved in the #EndBadGovernance protest were rightly arraigned before the Abuja Federal High Court.
DAILY POST recalls that the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest lasted from August 1-10. Some protesters were arrested and arraigned in different parts of the country.
Scores of the suspects arraigned in Abuja were minors — eliciting outrage among Nigerians.
President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed the AGF to withdraw the charges against the minors, after which a Federal High Court in Abuja struck out the suit against 119 persons who allegedly participated in the protest.
The minors were released and hosted by Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the State House