Nigerian
Police, yesterday, said it would not allow the anti-government protest planned
by popular music star, Innocent Idibia, (2Face Idibia) to hold in Lagos, just
as Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Governors
Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose; lawyer and human rights activist, Ebun-Olu
Adegboruwa; among other Nigerians, insisted that Nigerians have a right to
freedom of expression.
The
popular Afro-Pop artiste, 2Face Idibia, had earlier in the week, called for the
support of his fans and colleagues via his social media platforms to join his
march against the crippling economic state of the nation. The protest is slated
for February 6, 2017.
In a
video posted on his Facebook account on Tuesday, 2Face urged Nigerians to come
out in a “peaceful and articulate manner” for the march, adding that “the need
for urgent solutions to the challenges facing Nigerians has become very clear.
Things are not getting better for the majority, we are still where we are, poor
and desperate. I will no longer be quiet.”
The group
coordinating the protest, @EiENigeria, wrote in its Twitter handle: “In view of
the latest police update, how do we proceed with the march? Protest continues
as planned. #IStandWiithNigeria.
Our leaders owe us their ears too and they must hear us. This march is
about connecting the government with the citizens.”
But the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said the command will not let the protest hold in the metropolis. Owoseni said intelligence reports indicates that criminals might hijack the process to wreak havoc in Lagos.
But the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said the command will not let the protest hold in the metropolis. Owoseni said intelligence reports indicates that criminals might hijack the process to wreak havoc in Lagos.
Owoseni
had earlier said, the protest planners have not officially notified the police
of their plan, stressing that the police encourage civil society groups to
inform the force anytime they want to stage a protest because of their safety
and that of others, as hoodlums seize such medium to perpetrate evil. The
Police, however, threatened to arrest the singer if he dares hold the protest.
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