Nigeria: Coalition seeks amnesty for hunger protesters, urges Northern govs to earmark N250bn for youths empowerment — Africa Links 24

A coalition of civil society groups from 19 northern states has called on the federal and state governments to grant amnesty to about 1,000 citizens arrested during the nationwide #endgovernance protest.

In a statement jointly signed by the groups, Yan-Almajiri Endowment, Nigeria First Project, Siyasan Yanci, Youth Lead Nigeria, and Agaie Emirate Consultative Forum said the appeal is to “to avoid further waste of scarce resources.”

The group also called on northern states’ governors…