Source: channels
The Edo State High Court, Criminal Court 2, has ordered the remand of some youths involved in the protest that rocked the Ekpoma area of the state at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre.
This followed the plea of the prosecution for a 14-day remand period.
Our correspondent observed that some of the protesters and their relatives, who were present at the court, wailed as those arrested were moved into a waiting vehicle.
Angry youths had last weekend demonstrated against the spate of kidnapping and other forms of insecurity in the town located in the Esan West Local Government Area.
A viral video showed some residents in the Edo Central region of the state protesting the rising kidnappings and killings.
The video also showed some people, suspected to be cattle breeders, fleeing a market upon sighting some protesters
