ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – Apparently in response to the outrage that trailed the arrest and arraignment of minors over the #EndBadGovernance protests held in several parts of the country in August, President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed the immediate release of all the children.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known to State House correspondents on Monday after Tinubu swore in seven newly appointed ministers cleared by the Senate.
Sundiata Post reports that the minister said the President ordered the immediate release of the minors without prejudice to whatever legal processes that are ongoing.
Tinubu also directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction to immediately see to the welfare of those minors, and also take part to ensure their smooth reunion with their parents or guardians wherever they are in the country.
The President further directed that a committee be set up to be spearheaded by the humanitarian affairs ministry to look at all issues surrounding the arrest, detention, treatment, and finally, the release of the minors.
