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Minors arrested for protesting in Nigeria freed by President Tinubu
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um deep
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inquiries and commentaries
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about the
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fate or the situation regarding
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the the minors that you
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saw uh towards the end of last week the
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ones that have been that have been
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arrested by the Nigerian
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police and that were undergoing some uh
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legal processes
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you also saw what happened in the
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courtroom and as a result of
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that Mr
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President because of his very deep
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commitment to
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democracy and the rule of
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law and without prejudice also to
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whatever legal processes there
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are on the other hand is The Human Side
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the human
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part of
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it uh has directed
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that
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some announcements be
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made I recall that I had short briefing
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with Mr President early this
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evening and he has
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directed the immediate
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release of all the
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minors that have been arrested by the
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Nigerian police
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police would T Prejudice to whatever
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legal processes there
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are all
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minors the president have direct has
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directed that all of them be released
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immediately
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second the president has
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also directed the ministry of
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humanitarian Affairs and poverty
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reduction to immediately see to the
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welfare of those
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minors and also take part to
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ensure that there are smooth reunion
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with their parents or
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Guardians wherever they are in the
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country number
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three the president
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has directed that a
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committee will be set up immediately to
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be headed
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by the ministry of humanitarian affairs
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is actually an administrative
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committee to look at all
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issues
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surrounding the
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arrest detention the
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treatment and finally the
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release of this young
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miners
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fourthly the president has also directed
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that all the law enforcement agents
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involved
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in the arrest and the legal
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processes will be
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investigated and if there are any
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infractions uh found to have been
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committed by any official of government
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being a law enforcement
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agency or
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whoever that person may
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be appropriate disciplinary action will
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be taken
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against him or her
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