The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has directed that the case file of minors detained for participating in the Abuja #EndBadGovernance protest be transferred to his office.
In a statement on Friday in Abuja Mr Fagbemi acknowledged that the police had arraigned those arrested in connection with the protest and that the court had remanded the defendants and adjourned the case to January 2025.
“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.
“But there are some issues my office will need to look into regarding the matter to enable me take an informed decision.
“I have directed the Nigeria Police to transfer the case file to my office and hand over 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 to an earlier date,” he said.
(NAN)
