Nigeria court frees 119 protesters after government drops charges


  • World
  • Tuesday, 05 Nov 2024

ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian court freed 119 people including minors on Tuesday, after the authorities dropped charges against them arising from deadly protests in August against economic hardship.

The accused had faced charges including treason and inciting a military coup, and had been arraigned in batches of 76 and 43 last Friday. One of the charges carried the death penalty.

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