Nigeria's president has ordered the immediate release of a group of young people accused of treason, after footage of some of them collapsing in court sparked outrage. The 27 teenagers - among 76 suspects detained for months following their arrest in anti-government protests - are aged between 14 and 18.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the treason charges brought against the #Endbadgovernance# movement by the Inspector General of Police. Justice Obiora Egwuatu dismissed the charges on Tuesday after they were withdrawn by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,

SERAP, NHRC, others have decried Nigeria’s arraignment of minors on treason charges, calling it a “grave violation of children’s rights.”

ABUJA, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Nigeria charged 76 people, including 30 minors, with treason and inciting a military coup after they took part in deadly August protests against economic hardship, court documents showed on Friday.

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned the Federal Government’s arraignment of minors in court for allegedly participating in the #EndBadGovernance protests.

ABUJA - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu directed that all minors detained during anti-government protests in August be freed and treason charges against them dropped, Information Minister Mohammed Idris said on Monday.

The protesters faced treason charges punishable by death according to Nigerian law. But human rights groups saaid recent suppression of protesters is an attempt by authorities to stifle dissent. Nigeria's information minister,