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The interception of 59 minors from Kano en route to Nasarawa State on Thursday took a new dimension as the senator representing Kano South Senatorial District, Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila has interrupted the trafficking investigation. Kawu…
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By Lukman Abdulmalik On May 1, 2014, the former governor of Kano State, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, signed the child labour prohibition bill into law, making it an offense that attracts two years of imprisonment in Kano. In Kano, child…
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A global human rights advocacy organisation, Amnesty International has said that the Nigeria police force used excessive force against protesters during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests between August 1-10, 2024, and killed at…
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The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, has said that no law in Nigeria prohibits the prosecution of minors. Fagbemi stated this in Abuja on Friday while briefing journalists regarding a…
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The minors arrested and detained over their involvement in the #EndBadGovernance protests have arrived at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. They were brought to the premises at around 2:00 pm and were received by Vice President Kashim…
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The Inspector General Of Police, Kayode Egbetokun said he has summoned senior officers including all DCs, CID, and Heads of Investigation Units over the welfare of younger protesters identified to be minors, while they were in police…
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Northern Senators’ Forum on Tuesday applauded President Bola Tinubu for showing leadership in ordering the release of minors arrested and detained during the #EndBadGovernance protests. The Chairman of the forum, Sen. Abdulaziz…
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President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate release of the minors arrested during the End Bad Governance protests. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja when…
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The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) unequivocally condemns the unlawful detention of minors who were apprehended during the #Endbadgovernance protests held in August this year. These protests were a…
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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has refuted claims that juvenile defendants from the recent #EndBadGovernance protests were detained in adult custodial facilities at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. Following the…
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