BREAKING: Panic as IGP issues major directive to senior officers

The IGP has ordered senior police officers, DIGs, AIGs, and CPs to protect Nigerians mobilising for the planned nationwide hunger protestThis was in response to the request by a senior lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, who requested that the police should provide protection to protestersIt was learnt that the IGP had scheduled a meeting with Adegboruwa on Tuesday, July 29, 48 hours before the commencement of the protestThe Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed senior police officers to protect participants in the planned #EndBadGovernance protest, which will take place from August 1 to 10, 2024.

Human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa had requested police coverage for the protesters on behalf of the Take It Back Movement.

IGP Egbetokun orders the protection of protesters nationwide
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Source: TwitterPolice granted Adegboruwa’s requestChannels TV reported that Adegboruwa wrote to the IGP on July 26, 2024, and received a response on July 29, 2024. The IGP’s response was signed by his Principal Staff Officer, CP Johnson Adenola.

The IGP directed senior police officers to attend to Adegboruwa’s request and also invited him for a meeting in Abuja on July 30, 2024.

The police, military, and Department of State Service (DSS) had warned against the planned protest, citing concerns of a Kenya-styled protest.

Despite warnings from politicians, the young people organizing the protest remain determined to go ahead with the rally.

What hunger protest is all aboutThe protest is against economic hardship, inflation, and government policies and is scheduled to take place in August across all states and the nation’s capital.

President Bola Tinubu also warned against the protest, stating that his administration has implemented measures to curb the country’s hunger concerns and urging the organisers to come forward for dialogue.

He recalled his days when he staged protests against the military, adding that his protest was never destructive for lives and property.

Protests turned violent at FCE Akoka, LagosLegit.ng earlier reported that students and staff of the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Akoka, Lagos, have been caught on camera protesting and destroying public properties.

The video of the protest has caught the attention of Nigerians, who have seen it as a tip of the planned nationwide hunger protest and expressed their concerns about the development.

It was learnt that the institution’s students and staff are protesting the tenure extension of its provost, Dr. Wahab Azeez.

Source: Legit.ng