The president's reaction follows criticisms of the treatment of the minors after three of them and an adult fainted while being prosecuted in court last week in Abuja.
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“The president has directed the immediate release of all the minors that have been arrested by the police without prejudice to any legal processes there are,” Mr Idris said. The court granted the 76 accused persons, including about 52 minors, bail last Friday on stringent terms, including providing sureties with N10 million each.In its reaction, Amnesty International said it condemned in strongest terms how the Nigerian authorities used the stringent bail conditions to justify the arbitrary detention of the minors.
“There are some issues my office will need to look into regarding the matter to enable me take an informed decision,” Mr Fagbemi said.on Saturday that the case of the 52 minors is under review and it is working to transfer it to a juvenile court to ensure speedy delivery of justice, as stipulated by the law.
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