Saturday, November 2, 2024 -The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, says that persons below the age of seven are the ones that cannot be charged to court.
According to him, anyone who is above seven years of age can be charged
to court if found wanting.
He stated this in an interview with Channels TV while reacting to the
public outcry for the arraignment of 67 minors in a court in Abuja for alleged
treason and destruction of public property during the End Bad Governance
protest.
Speaking during the interview, Adejobi said;
‘’Those that are not criminally liable under the law, those are the ones
that are below the age of seven. Once yiu are more than seven, you can be
charged to court, The only thing is that you have to follow certain procedures
to do that. None of them is less than seven. I think the youngest should be 13.
The fact that you are a 13 year old doesn't mean you cannot be charged to
court. In the Children and Young Persons act, we can still charge you to
court.
We have charged them to court for this on behalf of the Federal
government of Nigeria. The police has taken the bull by the horn
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