Court strikes out suit against 119 #EndBadGovernance protesters after Tinubu’s order

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out the suit against 119 suspects arraigned over their participation in the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest.

The presiding judge, Obiora Egwuatu, struck out the case on Monday, following an application by M.D Abubakar, counsel to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).

This comes after Abubakar applied to take over and discontinue the suit.

At the session on Tuesday, Abubakar prayed the court to allow the AGF take over the charge.

On Monday, President Bola Tinubu had ordered the immediate release of all the minors charged to court by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), following the backlash that greeted their arraignment.