“Most of them are married men, and none are minors,” stated the legal counsel for the Federal Government regarding the arraignment of 76 individuals reportedly identified as minors.

Rimazonte Ezekiel, legal counsel for the Federal Government in the case involving 67 individuals accused of participating in the End Bad Governance protest, has refuted claims that the defendants are minors and should not have been brought to trial.

While speaking to newsmen after their arraignment, Rimazonte said contrary to public opinion, the 67 accused are not minors but “adults and that most of them are married.”

‘’These boys that we brought to court today, all of them are adults. Most of them are married men, None of them are minors, and Some of them are university graduates. The small kids you are seeing here came with some of their parents to greet their loved ones. They are not the real suspects standing trial in this case. These boys were arrested in Kaduna and Zaria; imagine the level at which we have found ourselves now. Do you know how much it costs us to be at this level of democracy in this country? These young boys are trying to destabilize Nigeria using the Russian flags and other countries, calling on the military to remove our President. Is it fair?