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Speaker 1: President Balla Amid Tenable of Nigeria has ordered investigative panel

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being set up to investigative all officers of the Nigeria

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Police Force NPF led by the Inspector General of Police

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IGP Coyode Agntukun over the arrest the tension apparently the

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treatment and arrangement of minors for treason for protesting against

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hunger and bag governance in the country in the month

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of August twenty twenty four. President Tenable who ordered immediate

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and unconditional release of all the minors from the police

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detention irrespective of the allegations meant against them by IGP

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Coyote Agmetukun led Nigeria Police Force. Is a statement meant

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available by the Minister of Information and Orientation, mohanman iris

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On munday Selt. Any law enforcement officer found wanted in

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the handling arrests and the arrangements of the undiaged children

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will be meant to first disciplinary action. It would be

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recalled that some of the children when arraigned before a

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Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, from forcing the

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judge to discontinue the trial and adjoint the case to

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January twenty twenty five. Some of the children were looking

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so malourished to an extant some of their bones were

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very visible like living skeletons. After spending more than three

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months in police detention, the gore states of the children

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who were accused of flying Russian flats among others, to

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demonstrate and expressed their displasure against the government over hunger

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in the country and the current life threatening and deadly

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economic situation in the West African nation caused national and

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global outrage and condemnation which many described their arrests. The

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tension and arrangements as reckless, irresponsible and colours insensitivity of

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the government to its constitutional obligations to the people, especially minors.

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The Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohan and Idris,

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announced the unconditional release of the children to Stadhouse correspondence

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during an emergency briefly at the Aussol Villa, Abuja on Monday.

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The Information Minister Idris said, the President has ordered the

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immediate release of all the miners who have been arrested

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by the Nigeria Police without apprentjudice to whatever legal processes

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they are undergoing. He has directed that will be released

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immediately Secondly, the President has also directed the Ministry of

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Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction to immediately attend to the

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welfare of these minors and to ensure the assumable reunion

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with their parents or guardians wherever they are in the country. Thirdly,

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the President has directed that an administrative committee will be

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set up immediately to be held by the Minister of

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Humanitarian Affairs to examine all issues surrounding the arrests, the tension,

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treatment and finally the release of these young minors. Firstly,

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the President has also directed that all law enforcement agents

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involved in the arrest and the legal processes will be

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investigated and if any infractions are found to have been

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committed by any official of government, whether from a law

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enforcement agency or another appropriate authority, disciplinary action will be

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taken against him or her. According to Sahara reporters, majority

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of the underage children arraigned before the Abuja Federal High

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Court on Friday, November first, where now after Nigerian Correctional

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Service officials rejected them at Kujai Prison. Sahara reporters had

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learned that following their rejection at Kujai Prison, the malnourished

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minors were deterined by the Nigeria Police Force NPF in

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a facinity meant for adults at the Intelligence Response Ting

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Unit in the Apple area of the Federal Capital Territory.

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The kids who were granted the on stringent terms by

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Justice of Urra Iguato are twenty four in number, but

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about twenty of them have been hospitalized at an undisclosed hospital.

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According to sources, The detention of the teenagers was ordered

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by Justice America and White, who granted an ex party

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application by the police to keep them in custody for

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sixty days to conclude their investigation against the protesters who

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have been accused of attempting to overthlow President Tibu. Sahara

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Reporters learned that thirteen of them were brought to court

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from AET cells while others were brought from cells scattered

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around other Abuja divisions. According to report by Sahara Reporters.

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Speaker 2: Deep inquiries and commentaries about the fate or the situation

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regarding the the minors that you saw towards the end

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of last week, the ones that have been that have

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been arrested by the Nigerian police and that were undergoing

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some legal processes, you also saw what happened in the courtroom,

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and as a result of that, mister President, because of

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his very deep commitment to democracy and the rule of

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law and what a prejudice also to whatever legal processes

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there are. On the other hand, the human side, the

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human part of it, has directed that some announcements be made.

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I recall that I had short briefing with mister President

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early this evening and he has directed the immediate release

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of all the minors that have been arrested by the

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Nigerian police who tad prejudice to whatever legal processes there are,

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all minus. The President direct has directed that all of

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them be released immediately. Second, the President has also directed

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the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction to immediately

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see to the welfare of those minus and also take

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part to ensure their smooth reunion with their parents or

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guardians wherever they are in the country. Number Three, the

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President has directed that a committee will be set up

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immediately to be headed by the Ministry of Him and

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Tearing Affairs. Is actually an administrative committee to look at

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all issues surrounding the arrest, detention, the treatment and finally

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the release of this young miners. Furtly. The President has

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also directed that all the law enforcement agents involved in

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the arrest and the legal processes will be investigated and

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if there are any infractions found to have been committed

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by any official of government, being a law enforcement agency

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or whoever that person may be appropriate disciplaying action will

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be taken against him. Ohr.

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