Senator Shehu Sani has strongly condemned the involvement of minors in protests, describing it as “most unfortunate and shameful” for Nigeria’s democracy. The former lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial zone in the 8th Senate, urged the federal government to withdraw charges against the minors and return them to their states.
Sani, also a human rights activist, expressed his concerns via his social media handle, stating: “The arrangement of those minors for their participation in protest is most unfortunate and shameful for our country’s democracy. The FG should withdraw the charges against them and return them back to their states.”
This isn’t the first time Sani has advocated for the release of detained protesters. Earlier, he called on President Bola Tinubu to pardon those incarcerated over the #EndSARS protest in 2020 ¹ ². Sani emphasized the plight of Nigerian youths who protested against the abuses of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
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