Court remands #Endbadgovernance protest leaders in Prison,

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite has reminded leaders of the # EndBadGovernance protesters in Prison just as it adjourned the matter to September 11 for ruling on their bail application.
The 5th defendant was reminded in Suleja Correctional Center while the remaining nine were reminded at Kuje Prison
The protesters face a six-count charge preferred against them by Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police. They pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The ten persons who were arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite are; Michael Adaramoye also known as Lenin, Adeyemi Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Opaoluwa Simon and Angel Innocent.

Others are Buhari Lawal, Mosiu Sadiq, Bashir Bello, Nuradeen Khamis and Abdulsalam Zubairu.

In the six counts charge filed by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Federal Government also named a British citizen, Andrew Wynne, aka Andrew Povich, a defendant.

In the charge sheet marked, FHC/ABJ/CR/454/2024, the defendants were accused of  “treason, destabilizing the country, intimidating the President and destroying the NCC in Kano,” among others.

The IG specifically accused the protesters of acting in concert and conspiring, with the intention to destabilize the country, to commit a felony, to wit: treason, between July 1 and August 4, 2024.
Egbetokun said the offence was contrary to Section 95 and punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code.

The IG also said, “Between 1 July 2024 and 4 August 2024, at Karshi Abuja FCT, within the jurisdiction of this court, while acting in concert and with intent to destabilize Nigeria, (defendants) conspired together to commit felony, to wit: inciting mutiny and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 96 and punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code.”

The IG added that the protesters, between July 1, 2024, and August 10,  2024, in Abuja FCT, Kaduna, Kano and Gombe, in collaboration with Andrew  Wynne (aka Andrew Povich) a British Citizen, with the intent to destabilize  Nigeria, waged war against the state in order to intimidate or overwhelm the President by attacking and injuring Police Officers and burning Police Stations, High Court Complex, NCC Complex, Kano Printing Press, Government House Karo, Kadama Investment and Promotions Agency office, NURTW office and several other buildings.

Egbetokun said the offence was contrary to Section 410 of the Penal Code (Northern States) Federal Provisions Act CAP P3 LEN 204.

Also, the defendants were accused of collaborating with Wynne, a British Citizen, with the intent to destabilize Nigeria, incite disaffection to the government by inciting public disturbance while carrying placards with the inscription ‘end bad government’ and several other inscriptions to incite disaffection to the government.

The IG said they committed an offence contrary to Section 416 of the Penal Code (Northern States) Federal Provisions Act CAP P3 LFN 204.