Abuja: A West African country is going to give such a terrible punishment to children for protesting against inflation, which will give you goosebumps. At first the children were detained without food for 90 days. Now the possibility of giving him death sentence is being expressed. Let us tell you that a large number of people had demonstrated against the skyrocketing inflation in Nigeria. 29 children were also involved in this protest. He was accused of protesting against the government on Friday. Now if found guilty in this case, he can be given death penalty.
Before presenting their arguments in the court, four of the children had fallen unconscious due to exhaustion. According to the charge sheet seen by the news agency 'Associated Press', a total of 76 protesters were charged with 10 felony charges, including treason, destruction of property, rioting and rebellion, for demonstrating against the skyrocketing inflation in Nigeria. . According to the charge sheet, the age of the minors is between 14 and 17 years. The rising cost of living in Nigeria has led to mass demonstrations in recent months.
20 people were shot for demanding jobs
You will be surprised to know that at least 20 people were shot during the demonstration in August demanding better opportunities and jobs for the youth. He died due to this and hundreds of people were arrested. Capital punishment in Nigeria was introduced in the 1970s, but no one has been sentenced to death in the country since 2016. Akintayo Balogun, a private lawyer in Abuja, said that under the Child Rights Act, no child can be prosecuted or given the death penalty.
Children were not given food for 90 days
“Therefore, it is wrong to present the minors before the Federal High Court,” Balogun said. Marshall Abubakar, a lawyer representing some of the boys involved in the protest, said the court eventually granted bail to each of the defendants and imposed harsh punishment on them. Conditions have been imposed. “A country whose duty is to educate its children would decide to punish these children,” Abubakar said. These children have been in custody without food for 90 days. (Language)
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