A Magistrate's Court in Port Harcourt yesterday discharged 35 Biafra agitators charged with conspiracy to commit treasonable felony, for want of diligent prosecution. The accused were arrested on January 20 during a march to commemorate the inauguration of United States President Donald Trump.
Discharging the accused persons, Magistrate Andrew Jaja said treasonable felony was a capital offence punishable by death. According to him, the court has the constitutional power to discharge them for lack of diligent prosecution.
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