Muyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson of the Nigeria police force (NPF), says individuals above seven years old can be charged to court for crimes committed.
Muyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force , says individuals above seven years old can be charged in court.
The force spokesperson’s comment comes in the wake of outrage over the arraignment of minors for participating in the #EndBadGovernance protest. Between August 1 and 10, the protest was held nationwide to demand a reduction in the cost of governance, the return of petrol subsidy, improved food security and fiscal discipline, among others.After the protests, the police announced the arrest of alleged perpetrators of violence and looting in some states.
On Friday, some of those arrested, many of whom are children, were brought before a federal high court in Abuja.N10 million bail to each of the 72 defendants and removed four sick children’s names from the charge, while the remaining defendants pleaded not guilty.He also claimed that the “small kids” present in court “came with their parents to greet their loved ones” and “are not even the real suspects standing trial in this case”.
“But none of them is less than seven. I think the youngest should be 13. The fact that you are 13 years old doesn’t mean you cannot be charged to court.“Even in the Children and Young Persons Act, you can still be charged to court. Because you are 13 years old, you can go to court. So we have charged them to court for this.”“These are those who actually are leveraged on the #EndBadGovernance protests; they hijacked the protests and they are so violent,” he said.
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