…Says over N300bn in private property, businesses lost in protest
Vice President Kashim Shettima announced on Tuesday that President Bola Tinubu directed the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to facilitate the release of minors facing trial for treason on compassionate grounds.
The Vice President noted that the nation incurred losses exceeding N300 billion due to the destruction and disruption of economic activities attributed to the protests. He emphasized that there is “incontrovertible digital video and photographic evidence” of some protesters’ actions, which were allegedly uploaded by the participants themselves.
Shettima made these remarks while receiving the minors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, following the dismissal of their charges by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi.