Nineteen suspects, including three minors, have been arraigned before a Borno state high court over their alleged involvement in the...
File photo of police shooting teargas at #EndBadGovernance protesters in Abuja. Photo credit: Channels Television
The defendants were arraigned before Aisha Ali on two separate charges preferred against them by the police. The three minors, aged 14 to 17, are alleged to be among the seven who conspired to form a social media group called ‘Zanga-zanga ’ on WhatsApp and Tiktok, where they allegedly agreed to take up arms against the state.Eleven defendants were accused of displaying the Russian flag in public, contrary to Section 42 and punishable under Section 76 of the Penal Code Law of the state.
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