{"id":114376,"date":"2024-09-22T19:20:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T18:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=114376"},"modified":"2024-09-22T19:20:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T18:20:39","slug":"dss-releases-six-endbadgovernance-protesters-to-arraign-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/dss-releases-six-endbadgovernance-protesters-to-arraign-three\/","title":{"rendered":"DSS releases six #EndBadGovernance protesters, to arraign three"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of State Services has released six of the protesters arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Kaduna State.<\/p>\n<p>The protests, which were held between August 1 and 10, were in response to the economic hardship experienced by citizens in the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, a total of 2,111 protesters were arrested by security agents during the protests.<\/p>\n<p>However, sources in the DSS on Sunday told our correspondent that the service released the six protesters after the completion of its investigation, adding that another three would be arraigned.<\/p>\n<p>One of the sources said, \u201cOn September 19, 2024, the service released six persons held in Kaduna who had regained freedom having been cleared at the end of investigations. Meanwhile, three are being prosecuted for established prima facie cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DG DSS directed the immediate release of the protesters who were arrested for their various roles in the #EndBadGovernance protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DG is resolute on upholding the mandate of the Service of decisively investigating and bringing to justice those who exploit such rights to perpetrate crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DSS spokesman could not be reached for comment as of the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of State Services has released six of the protesters arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Kaduna State. 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