Falana asks Court to quash 60-day remand of 49 Nigerians protesting fund looting

Looting of government property in Kaduna, Kano as protest turns violent

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana SAN, has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to quash a 60-day remand order against 49 Nigerians who engaged in a "peaceful protest" against the looting of public funds in Nigeria recently.

Falana filed the motion on notice in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1223/2024 on August 26, 2024, on behalf of Comrade Opaluwa Eleojo and 48 others who are currently remanded pending the conclusion of a police investigation regarding alleged terrorism.

The remand order followed an application filed by the Inspector General of Police against the respondents.

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