{"id":332669,"date":"2024-07-26T23:29:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T22:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=332669"},"modified":"2024-07-26T23:29:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T22:29:50","slug":"nationwide-protest-lawyer-write-igp-egbetokun-seek-police-protection-for-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/07\/26\/nationwide-protest-lawyer-write-igp-egbetokun-seek-police-protection-for-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide protest: Lawyer write IGP Egbetokun, seek police protection for protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Informed the Inspector General of Police and the Director of the Department of State Services about rallies scheduled from August 1 to 10, 2024, or at a later date<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>He noted that the rallies would take place at Eagle Square in Abuja, public spaces in the 36 state capitals, and the 774 local government headquarters<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has notified security agencies, seeking their protection for upcoming public meetings, rallies, and processions organized by the non-governmental group Take It Back Movement.<\/p>\n<p>The notice comes as the movement, alongside its members and various patriotic Nigerian groups, prepares for a series of events aimed at advocating for their cause.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter dated Friday, July 26, 2024, Adegboruwa, acting as solicitor for the Take It Back Movement, informed the Inspector General of Police and the Director of the Department of State Services about rallies scheduled from August 1 to 10, 2024, or at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the rallies would take place at Eagle Square in Abuja, public spaces in the 36 state capitals, and the 774 local government headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>It partly reads: \u201cThe meetings, rallies, and processions will take place from August 1 to 10, or any time thereafter, at Eagle\u2019s Square in Abuja, public spaces in the capital cities of all 36 states, and headquarters of the 774 local government councils, commencing from 8am continuously until the end thereof.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe meetings, rallies, and processions may extend to and cover public highways and other locations of public access.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be glad to have the details of any police officer or police team that you may assign to cover the said meetings, rallies, and processions in order to harmonize the plans and strategies of the said public meetings, rallies, and processions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has written to Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, requesting permission for Nigerians to stage a protest.<\/p>\n<p>Effiong\u2019s letter to the IGP follows a call for a nationwide protest against the escalating cost of living in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter seen on Friday, Effiong noted that reports of the planned protest have elicited mixed reactions from various security agencies, including the police.<\/p>\n<p>It partly reads: \u201cAgain, your kind attention is equally drawn to the provision of section 91(3) of the Electoral Act, 2022, which states unequivocally that, \u2018Notwithstanding any provision in the Police Act, the Public Order Act, and any regulation made thereunder or any other law to the contrary, the role of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps and other security agencies of the federal government in political rallies, processions, and meetings shall be limited to the provision of adequate security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe request that you issue a directive to all commissioners of police across the states of the federation and Abuja and all relevant departments under your supervision to provide adequate security for the protesters, as they will be exercising their constitutional rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe role of the police is to protect and facilitate the exercise of constitutional rights, not to suppress or stifle them. 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