Ordinary President Shuts Down Brekete Family Program to Protest Detained Minors

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• Ordinary President Ahmed Isah has suspended the Brekete Family program in protest of the detention of minors arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protest, emphasizing a stand against alleged government injustice.
• Arrested protesters, including minors, faced treason charges across multiple states, with a high bail set at N10 million each, adding to public anger and dismay over the severity of the response.
• Isah’s suspension of the program and his call for global support for the minors’ release has drawn widespread attention, highlighting growing concerns over government’s treatment of protesters.

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Ordinary President Ahmed Isah Shuts Down Brekete Family Programme to Protest Detained Minors

Ahmed Isah, widely known as the Ordinary President, has temporarily suspended his popular Human Rights Radio and TV show, Brekete Family, to protest the detention of minors arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protest.

The arraignment of 76 hunger protesters, including children, at an Abuja Federal High Court last Friday provoked outrage, which led to this decision.

Reports indicate that several defendants, arrested across multiple states, including Abuja, Kaduna, and Kano, were accused of treason.

The court set bail at N10 million per individual, and the prosecutor requested that the names of those who collapsed be excluded from the charges, adding to public frustration.

On Monday, Ahmed Isah, moved by reports of the minors’ conditions, called into his show around 8:20 a.m., expressing anger over the issue and ordering an immediate shutdown of the programme.

He emphasised, “Terminate the programme… This is part of our protest. Tell every complainant to go home. The government should do the right thing.”

Isah further announced that the station would remain off-air on Tuesday, with plans to open the phone lines for Nigerians worldwide to demand the unconditional release of the detained children.

This protest has drawn significant local and international attention as stakeholders continue to criticise the Nigerian government’s handling of the matter.