Nigeria charges 76 people, some of whom are children, with treason after protests in August

Court papers released on Friday show that Nigeria charged 76 people, including 30 children, with treason and inciting a military coup after they took part in the deadly protests in August over the country’s terrible economy.

In August, people protested in Abuja, Lagos, and other cities to show that they were unhappy with economic changes that have caused widespread inflation and made life harder for most Nigerians. President Bola Tinubu has promised to make the changes he thinks are necessary to keep the country going.

Amnesty International said that at least 13 people died on the first day of protests when they were fighting with police.

A rights group said the kids have been held by the Nigerian police since August after taking part in protests that made the country less safe and less wealthy.

It said on the charge sheet that the suspects were being looked into from July to August. When called to say something about the teens’ arrest, a police spokesman did not answer.

The kids were given bail, and their lawyers said the case will go to court in January.

The high cost of living in Nigeria and the general lack of safety have hurt agriculture, and in the north, armed gangs are kidnapping locals and school children for ransom.