Nigerians are expressing confusion after viral photos showed the release of #EndBadGovernance protesters, including minors, who were granted freedom following the dropping of charges against them.
The photos surfaced after a gesture from the Kaduna State Government, led by Sani Uba, which included gifting mobile phones and a sum of N100,000 to each of the newly released protesters in the state. This act sparked various reactions from the public, especially considering the nature of the release and the individuals involved.
The protesters, some of whom were minors, were granted their freedom on Tuesday after a Federal High Court in Abuja struck out treasonous charges brought against them by the Nigerian Government. This followed a request from the Attorney General of the Federation’s office to withdraw the charges, which had drawn public outrage due to the involvement of minors, causing national and international embarrassment.
However, Nigerians were left perplexed by the inconsistencies between the images of the #EndBadGovernance protesters in court and those of the same individuals receiving gifts from the government. Many found it hard to reconcile the photos of the minors before their release with the seemingly older individuals shown after their release.
Reactions trailing photos of released #EndBadGovernance minors
amid_freshoutboi wrote: “These guys look different from those we saw in court na.”
mc_apapa opined: “Even metamorphosis no dey happen this fast, children turn adults overnight.”
randosmedia stated: “Wow. What an Overnight Growth. From Minors to Adults! Na Thunder go fire all of una. Na Only Mumu una go deceive sha.”
the_bond_villain reacted: “It’s the beards that did it for me😂😂😂😂😂😂 a whole minor abi miner.”
etanolgram quizzed: “I don’t understand, were these the same kids we saw in court. Abi them mature within few days? Because I no dey understand the kind long heads wey I dey see for here.”