In a significant legal development, the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed charges against 119 protesters involved in the #EndBadGovernance movement.
The decision was made on Tuesday after the defendants were initially arraigned on November 1, facing serious charges including treason felony and inciting mutiny.
The protesters were brought to court in two batches. The first batch included 76 individuals, among them 32 minors, while the second batch comprised 43 protesters.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu, the presiding judge, ruled to strike out the charges following a request from M.D. Abubakar, the counsel representing the Attorney General of the Federation, to take over and discontinue the case.
(Punch)
