The Nigerian government on Monday filed treason charges against 10 people in connection with last month’s #EndBadGovernance protests.
The 10 suspects were arraigned on charges of criminal conspiracy, subversion and cybercrime appeared before the court on Monday.
The police said 9 males and one female allegedly acted in concert with 70-year-old British citizen Andrew Martin Wynee, who is wanted for allegedly attempting “to take over the government from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu” and for financing terrorism.
A ruling on the bail application of the 10 protesters is expected on September 11.
It would be recalled that in
August, protests against economic hardship shook several Nigerian states despite the president calling for an end to the demonstrations that faced a crackdown from security forces.
About 120 people were reportedly arrested.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International has condemned the move by the government on Monday.
It said, “The government has been wrongfully placing priority on punishing protesters without commenting on the need to impartially investigate the killing of dozens of demonstrators.
