Arandun Residents Protest as Police Hold 16-Year-Old Girl for Brother’s Alleged Theft

Tension rose in Arandun, Kwara State after police arrested a 16-year-old girl while searching for her brother, accused of stealing a generator. The teenager has now spent three days in custody without access to food or family visits. The girl’s mother says she was also briefly detained and forced to pay bail before officers returned to arrest her daughter. Despite repeated pleas, the police insist on charging the teenager in court. Community members gathered at the local station over the weekend to demand her release. The state police command has not yet issued a statement on the incident. The protest highlights wider concerns about unlawful detention and due process in police investigations.

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