By Hope James
Femi Falana, SAN, human rights activist, and the Chair, Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond, ASCAB, has stated that no fewer than 2,111 Nigerians were arrested during the 10-day Endbadgovernance Protest held across the country, Edum News reports.
He stated that some of the protesters were killed, while others were arrested and clamped into police detention.
He added t hat 1,403 were brought to court, and then sent to prison custody.
Below are the number of protesters arrested in states across the country, and the Federal Capital Territory.
1. Kano — 873
2. Jigawa — 403
3. Katsina–120
4. Gombe — 111
5. Sokoto — 110
6. Borno — 99
7. Yobe — 90
8. Bauchi-60
9. Plateau — 51
10. Kaduna — 50
11. FCT — 50
12. Nasarawa — 40
13. Niger — 25
14. Zamfara — 19
15. Cross Rivers — 10
