Newsone Nigeria reports that the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, struck out the charges brought against 119 EndBadGovernance protesters.
This online news platform recalls that all 119 protesters were arraigned on Friday, November 1 on charges bordering on Treason felony, inciting to mutiny, among others.
The defendants were arraigned in two batches at the previous proceeding.
The first batch comprised a total of 76 protesters which included 32 minors and the second batch a total of 43 protesters.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu, the trial judge, struck out the suit following an application by the counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation, M. D Abubakar, to take over and discontinue the matter.