Nigerian Govt Secures Court Order Restricting Protests To 3 Places
The Lagos State Government has reportedly secured an order from the State High Court to restrict the planned #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest to three locations in the state.
This was disclosed on Tuesday afternoon by human rights advocate, Omoyele Sowore via his verified X page.
Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in 2019 and 2023, said the order which was granted by Justice Kehinde Ogundare of Lagos State High Court, Igbosere also mandated that the protest should hold between 8am to 6pm daily.
Sowore wrote, “The Attorney General of Lagos has obtained a RIDICULOUS court order from Justice Ogundare of Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, asking Nigerian protesters in Lagos to be restricted to 3 locations and for protests to commence at 8 am and close 6PM daily for the next seven days.
“Let’s remind @officialABAT that no court can order Nigerians to seek their LIBERTY. Let the actions commence everywhere on August 1st 2024. #DaysOfRage #RevolutionNow.”
NNH had reported how Nigerians had started mobilising themselves in thousands to hold the public demonstration across the country, tagged as #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria.
The protest aims to express the citizens’ displeasure over the hardships the President Bola Tinubu’s administration had created.
The Take-It-Back Movement, a pro-democracy civic organisation, had also submitted a letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, requesting contact information of senior police officials, including Deputy Inspectors-General, Assistant Inspectors-General, and Commissioners of Police.
The request aims to ensure peaceful and crisis-free public events, including meetings, rallies, and processions, scheduled to take place across eight locations nationwide beginning from August 1 to 10.
The letter, dated July 30, 2024, and signed by Counsel Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), and obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, acknowledged the IGP’s commitment to upholding citizens’ rights to assemble and the police’s duty to provide adequate protection.
The TIB said it seeks police coverage for the events to guarantee a safe and secure environment for all participants.
