Not fewer than 38 protesters were on Friday arrested by the police in Lafia for alleged public disturbance over the Supreme Court judgment which upheld the election of Abdullahi Sule as validly elected governor of Nasarawa State.
The suspects were immediately charged before the Chief Magistrates’ Court 3 Lafia and remanded at the Lafia Custodial Centre.
When the matter was mentioned for hearing by the prosecuting counsel, Danjuma Allu, the Chief Magistrate, Mohammed Abdullahi Lanze, reserved the ruling on their bail application to Monday.
An earlier application by the Defence Counsel, Illiya Ashokpa, to bail the suspects was turned down.
The protesters comprised five males and 33 females.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state. DSP Ramhan Nansel had confirmed the arrest and prosecution by the command.
The Supreme Court had on Friday, affirmed the victory of Governor Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as governor of the state.
