Nigeria, April 19 -- The Lagos State Police Command tried to justify the arrest and detention of Alabi Quadri for two months, after a court threw out its evidence-starved case against him even before prosecution started.

The court's decision aligned with the state's Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) review that the police had no evidence of wrongdoing against Quadri, who gained widespread attention during the 2023 presidential election for standing in front of Labour Party candidate Peter Obi's convoy.

In a statement on Saturday on X handle, the police spokesperson in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, said Quadri, described as 17 years old by his lawyer and family, was arrested and charged in connection with a violent street fight th...