By: Oluwakemi Kindness
Ahead of the planned nationwide protest, Organisers of the planned #EndBadGovernance nationwide demonstrations slated for August have rejected the proposal by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun for confined protests.
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, during a meeting with the organisers on Tuesday, suggested confined protests in identified locations and advised against street rallies.
“Egbetokun cautioned that it is not advisable to go on street processions because as you are planning peaceful protests, some are planning violence”.
But one of the lawyers for the Take It Back Movement, one of the groups organising the nationwide protests, Senior Advoctae of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, rejected the proposal of the IGP.
Earlier, Egbetokun said security agencies will not allow a repeat of 2020 Endsars where lives and properties were lost.
The IGP stated disclosed this at a meeting with heads of paramilitary agencies on Tuesday. He reiterated the commitment and preparedness of the Nigeria Police Force to protect all peaceful protesters.
“The meeting was attended by heads of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Nigeria Correctional Services (NCS), and the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC).”
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