Is it legal to detain children in Nigeria?
Podcast |
Africa Today
Publisher |
BBC
Media Type |
audio
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Africa
News & Politics
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News
Publication Date |
Nov 06, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:29:48

Over 30 children in Nigeria, who were arrested in August after taking part in anti-government demonstrations were detained and charged with treason. Those charges have now been dropped, following outrage in the country. The country's President Bola Tinubu also called for the release of the minors. But why were children detained in the first place?

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Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Sunita Nahar in London. Frenny Jowi in Nairobi and Blessing Aderogba in Lagos. Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris Senior Journalists: Joseph Keen Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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