By Ayo Kehinde 
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has said President Bola Tinubu ordered the release of the minors arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protest on compassionate grounds.
President Tinubu on Monday directed the immediate release of all minors arrested during the #EndBadGovernance Protest in August.
They were released along with other protesters on Tuesday, following the withdrawal of the charges against them by the Federal Government.
Speaking on Thursday in Abuja after the commissioning of a new office complex built by an Abuja-based law firm, the Law Corridor, the AGF emphasised that no law in the country forbade the prosecution of minors.
He stated, “No law in this country says a minor cannot be tried, and I have also heard suggestions that they should go to a family court.
“The study of the law and the constitution leaves you no other conclusion than that the federal high court has jurisdiction in matters bordering on treason and related issues. So, whatever the situation, the president has closed the chapter with his decision to have these young men released.
“The president was very compassionate; he is a father and a grandfather. If you look at the facts in the possession of the security agency, you would marvel.
“But the president said, despite all this, ‘I have children and grandchildren,’ and that motivated his passion to release them and also enable them in some ways. So the credit goes to him for showing compassionate consideration in releasing the young chaps.”
