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Court dismisses charges against four #EndSARS protesters arrested in Abuja
The magistrate terminated the case against four of the protesters on grounds of lack of diligent prosecution of the case by the police.
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A court, on Monday, discharged four out of the six #EndSARS protesters who were charged with unlawful assembly in November 2020.
The police had arrested them while they were peacefully demonstrating along with many others in front of the
The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, gave the order terminating the case against four of the defendants on the grounds of lack of diligent prosecution of the case by the police.
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A court in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Monday, discharged four out of six protesters arrested in November for demonstrating outside the National Assembly.
Last year, Africa’s most populous country was swept by weeks of widespread protests sparked by anger over brutality from the police’s loathed Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
The government disbanded the unit and pledged reforms but still struggled to contain the largest challenge to Nigeria’s governing elite in decades. x
The six defendants were arrested on November 8, 2020, and charged with unlawful assembly.
Defence lawyer Henry Akwaji requested the case be dismissed because the prosecution team was absent from court on Monday.
TODAY
January 25, 2021
A court, on Monday, discharged four out of the six #EndSARS protesters who were charged with unlawful assembly in November 2020.
The police had arrested them while they were peacefully demonstrating along with many others in front of the National Assembly complex in Abuja.
The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, gave the order terminating the case against four of the defendants on the grounds of lack of diligent prosecution of the case by the police.
The four defendants – Olutosin Adeniji, Abdusalam Zubarur, Paul Akinwumi, and Devour Chomo – were present at Monday’s proceedings, while the two others – Yasidu Bashiru and Kabiru Garzali – were absent.