Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- The Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately cease the prosecution of 11 #EndBadGovernance activists, including Micheal Lenin, who is being charged with treason, mutiny, and terrorism.

The trial is set to begin on 29 January 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, raising widespread concern, as treason is punishable by death under Nigerian law.

Speaking at a press conference held at the International Press Centre in Lagos, Francis Nwapa, the National Secretary of the YRC, emphasised that the activists' only "crime" was participating in a peaceful protest against hunger, poverty, and hardship caused by President Tinubu's policies.

The 11 activists who are facing the prospect of...