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The Magistrates’ Court in Apapa has freed the 17-year-old minor, Alabi Quadri, who went viral ahead of the 2023 general elections for standing in front of the convoy of a former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Magistrate Adetola Olorunfemi freed him following the legal advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Dr Babajide Martins.

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The magistrate confirmed that the legal advice issued by the DPP showed that there was no evidence to substantiate the allegation of armed robbery against Quadri.

In his legal advice, the DPP recommended the non-prosecution of Quadri and another defendant, one Muiz Animashaun.

Quadri and Animashaun were standing trial alongside three others for the offence of armed robbery.

The DPP in his advice, however, recommended that a prima facie case had been made against the other three defendants and they should proceed to stand trial.

At the time of this report, lawyers and family members of those freed were still waiting for the conclusion of other formalities and documentation which would enable the magistrate sign the warrant releasing Quadri to his parents.

In an interview with journalists after the courts sitting, counsel for Quadri, Inibehe Effiong, commended the DPP for standing by the truth in this matter.

He also demanded that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, and the Inspector General of Police, should as a matter of urgency, remove the DPO of Amukoko Divisional Headquarters and subject him to orderly room trial along with the IPO, one Inspector Odigbe Samuel, and other officers who participated in what he called the “evil, sinister, oppressive, and corrupt scheme of framing-up a teenager for armed robbery at the behest of rogue ‘Area Boys’”.

The lawyer also demand that the Nigeria Police Force should pay the sum of One Hundred Million Naira (₦100m) to his client as compensation and they should also tender a public apology.

Inibehe said if the above three remedial demands were not fully complied with immediately, he and the team of lawyers would initiate legal actions to seek redress.

For him, Quadri’s case is a painful example of the putrefying corruption, monstrous impunity, and pervasive injustice in the Nigeria Police Force.

Human rights lawyer and activist, Inibehe Effiong, on Thursday, asked the Nigerian Police Force to pay ₦100 million as compensation to Alabi Quadri.

Quadri is a 17-year-old minor who went viral ahead of the 2023 general elections for standing in front of the convoy of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

The minor had spent months in Kirikiri prison after been arrested for armed robbery, an offence his family vehemently rejected.

He was however, freed on Thursday by Magistrate Adetola Olorunfemi, following the legal advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Dr. Babajide Martins.

READ ALSO: Court Frees Boy Who Stood Before Obi’s Convoy Months After Detention

Briefing journalists after the ruling in the Apapa area of Lagos, Effiong commended the DPP for standing by the truth in this matter.

He also demanded that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, and the Inspector General of Police, should as a matter of urgency, remove the Divisional Police Officer of Amukoko Divisional Headquarters and subject him to orderly room trial along with the IPO, one Inspector Odigbe Samuel, and other officers who participated in what he called the “evil, sinister, oppressive, and corrupt scheme of framing-up a teenager for armed robbery at the behest of rogue ‘Area Boys’”.

The lawyer also demanded that the police authorities should tender a public apology to his client.

Inibehe said if the above three remedial demands are not fully complied with immediately, he and the team of lawyers will initiate legal actions to seek redress.

For him, Quadri’s case is a painful example of the putrefying corruption, monstrous impunity, and pervasive injustice in the Nigeria Police Force.

At least three Nigeria Customs Service agents were killed and their patrol vehicles were set on fire in a deadly attack in Kebbi State by terrorists.

According to Persecondnews, the incident highlights the region’s ongoing security issues.

The officers were ambushed by the Terorists who had opened fire on them in the Bashaka region of the state.

“Three of our officers recently perished in Bashaka, Kebbi State,” according to the statement. The Comptroller General of Customs, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this during a working visit to the Niger/Kogi Area Command of the Service, “They were taken by surprise as the attackers shelled them, burnt their vehicles, and opened fire on all of them.”

Adeniyi, who expressed concern over the Islamic State’s activities at the Babanna border in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, described their presence as a serious threat to national security and effective border operations.

The Assistant Comptroller General, Mr. Hussein Kehinde Ejibunu, the customs boss, also disclosed that after seizing 500 jerricans of the smuggled Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at the Babanna border, customs operatives had also escaped yet another ambush by ISWAP militants.

The smugglers were suspected of providing armed bandits and terrorists with fuel.

In light of the rising threats, Adeniyi urged police to remain vigilant and stressed the need for enhanced collaboration with other security agencies.

He noted that border patrol operations were supported by the purchase of aircraft and aerial surveillance equipment.

According to him, “It would interest you to know that the majority of these bandits who are attacking us get their fuel from smugglers,” he said.

He warned that ISWAP, Boko Haram, and Lakurawa, which he claimed are connected to local communities, are now a part of the terrorist networks operating in the border regions of Niger, Kebbi, and Borno. He urged people to report any suspicious activity to security agencies.

The seized PMS and two drums of fuel were intercepted at various flashpoints along the Babanna-Gidan Zana Road and Kabe/Tunga Madugu Road, according to Pascal Chibuoke, the customs area controller for the Niger/Kogi Command.

He claimed that inter-agency collaboration and community engagement contributed to the total duty paid value of the seized fuel and the vehicle used for its transportation at N25.9 million.