According to the charge sheet, the minors ranged in age from 14 to 17 years old. The presidential directive is without prejudice to the ongoing legal proceedings, though.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu today ordered the immediate release of 29 children facing the death penalty after being arraigned for allegedly participating in protests against the country's worst cost-of-living...

The minors, aged between 14 and 17, were part of a group of 76 people charged in court on Friday.