{"id":77144,"date":"2020-12-04T23:44:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T22:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=77144"},"modified":"2020-12-04T23:44:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T22:44:13","slug":"lai-mohammed-says-nobody-can-stop-prosecution-of-endsars-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/lai-mohammed-says-nobody-can-stop-prosecution-of-endsars-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Lai Mohammed Says Nobody Can Stop Prosecution of #EndSARS Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1685189269564035024\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Nigeria&#8217;s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has boasted<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">that nobody can stop the Nigerian government from prosecuting #EndSARS<br \/>\nprotesters.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed gloated over the prosecution on Friday in Lagos during a<br \/>\nmeeting with newspaper editors.<\/p>\n<p>According to the minister, being a member of #EndSARS protest is not an<br \/>\nimmunity from being investigated or prosecuted for any offence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a member of #EndSARS protest does not grant you immunity if you<br \/>\nhave committed any crime against the land,\u201d he said. \u201cThe critical thing<br \/>\nis that you must be treated according to the laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven those whose accounts were frozen, the Central Bank of Nigeria went<br \/>\nto court to seek permission to freeze the accounts. I am also aware that<br \/>\nsome of them, whose international passports were seized had them<br \/>\nreturned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone can stop the government from investigating anybody, including<br \/>\n#EndSARS protesters. Whoever you are and whatever you are doing, you<br \/>\nmust not take the laws into your own hands.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/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>Nigeria&#8217;s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has boasted that nobody can stop the Nigerian government from prosecuting #EndSARS protesters. 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