Court remands #EndBadGovernance protesters in Kuje Prison
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of several #EndBadGovernance protesters at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending a ruling on their bail application, which is scheduled for September 11, 2024.
The six-count charge, filed on August 30, 2024, includes allegations of treason, destabilisation of the country, and intimidation of the President.
Among the defendants is British citizen Andrew Wynne, also known as Andrew Povich, currently held at Lage.
Prosecution counsel Simon Lough, SAN, argued against the bail application, citing the capital punishment implications of some charges.
Despite the defence’s request for remand at a police facility, Justice Nwite decided that the accused should be held at Kuje Correctional Centre, with the female defendant transferred to Keffi Correctional Centre in Nasarawa state.
The charges against the protesters, detailed in case FHC/ABJ/CR/454/2024, accuse them of conspiring to destabilise the country and committing treason between July 1 and August 4, 2024.
The court’s decision highlights the gravity of the allegations and sets the stage for an intense legal battle in the coming weeks.
