Ten individuals who were detained in connection with the August 1–August 10 #EndBadGovernance protest were re-arraigned by the Federal Government on Friday on suspicion of treasonable felonies.

On the request of the prosecution attorney, Simon Lough, SAN, the Government, via the Inspector-General of Police, re-arrested them on an eight-count amended charge before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja.

During the 10-day protest, which led to violence and killings in several parts of the nation, the 10 protestors were detained in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, and Gombe.

On September 2, they were first charged with six counts and appeared before Justice Nwite.

They did, however, enter a not guilty plea to the accusations made against them.

On September 11, the judge gave them N10 million bail apiece, plus an additional N10 million for a surety.

Daniel Akande was named as the eleventh defendant in Mr. Lough’s application to replace the earlier charges during the hearing that was reopened on Friday.

During a church service in Abuja on September 1, Akande, a member of the Solidarity Network for Workers’ Rights, was taken into custody.

The defendants were read the new counts, and they all entered not guilty pleas.

The attorneys for the other defendants pleaded with the court to let their clients stay on the previously granted bail, while the attorney for Akande (the eleventh defendant), Deji Adeyanju, implored the court to admit his client to bail on liberal terms.

The judge granted Akande N10 million bail with one surety in the same amount after concurring with Adeyanju.

In addition, he mandated that the defendant turn in his foreign passport to the court registry.

He declared that the surety had to live within the court’s jurisdiction and swear to an affidavit of means.

The other defence attorneys’ prayers were likewise heard by Justice Nwite.

In order to await a decision on the bail variation for the third, fourth, and tenth accused, the case was postponed until October 4 and rescheduled for November.