#EndBadGovernance: 20 minors hospitalised after detention in adult facilities

A report indicates that some of the underage #EndBadGovernance protesters who were granted bail under strict conditions have been hospitalized at an undisclosed location.

According to Sahara Reporters, the minors were detained by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in adult facilities at the Intelligence Response Team unit in the Apo area of the Federal Capital Territory.

Sources, who spoke to the aforementioned publication, claimed the youngsters who were granted bail on stringent terms by Justice Obiora Egwuatu are 24 in number but about 20 of them have been hospitalized at an undisclosed hospital, according to sources.

“The malnourished underage detainees were rejected by Kuje Prison and the majority of them have fallen ill because the police kept them in facilities meant for adults.

“Twenty of the underage detainees have hospitalized in Abuja after the police detained them in facilities for adults,” one of the sources said.

Leaders of the Take It Back Movement said when they sent a delegation to provide them with food and clothes on Sunday, only six of them were available as the police said others were malnourished, sick and hospitalised.

The minors who have been detained for over 90 days, are facing treasonous charges for participating in the #EndBadGovernance protest that took place in August.

This development has sparked widespread criticism against the government, led by President Bola Tinubu, with many condemning the prolonged detention and harsh treatment of minors.