Court Remands #EndSARS Protesters, Freezes Promoters Accounts Till 2021
Five #EndSARS protesters were, on Friday, arraigned before the Chief Magistrates Court, Wuse, Abuja, by the police for unlawful assembly, criminal conspiracy, inciting public disturbance and public nuisance. The youths were apprehended at the National Assembly gate where they staged a peaceful protest for the reform of the police. They also scrawled ‘ENDSARS’ in bright red on the road during their rally. The group had also staged a protest at the police headquarters and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, last Sunday, where they were dispersed by aviation security operatives. A senior officer at the Federal Capital Territory Police Command confirmed that five protesters arrested during the demonstration were immediately arraigned and remanded. Meanwhile the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has obtained a court order freezing the accounts of 20 #EndSARS promoters till January 2021. The order was pursuant to a motion ex parts filed by the CBN before a Federal High Court. The CBN had applied for the restriction of the 20 accounts on October 20, which was several days after it had already ordered commercial banks to freeze the accounts. Justice A.R. Mohammed ordered that the accounts should be frozen for the next 90 days subject to renewal.