Reprieve has come the way of six #EndBadGovernance protesters, who were arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Kaduna State during the August protests that rocked the nation as they were released by the Service on Sunday.
Adeola Ajayi, the director-general of the DSS, reportedly ordered the six protesters’ release after the conclusion of investigation.
However, the Service, said three other protesters would be arraigned in court.
Between August 1 and 10, Nigerians took to the streets to demand a reduction in the cost of governance, a return to the petrol subsidy, food security, and fiscal discipline, among others.
The demonstration turned violent in many parts of the country, with looting and vandalism recorded in some states.
The police announced the arrest of alleged perpetrators in some states and secured an order to detain 124 of them in prison custody within the federal capital territory (FCT) for 60 days pending the conclusion of investigations.
10 of the 124 persons took their plea before a federal high court in Abuja and were granted N1 million bail each.
According to Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer and senior advocate of Nigeria, a total of 2,111 protesters were arrested by security agents during the protests.
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