- A pro-democracy Take-It-Back Movement lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN, requested police protection for protesters
- The IGP issued a directive to the police to grant the request
- The IGP requested to have a meeting with the group’s lawyer to further deliberate on the request
Despite initial reports of requesting the personal details of protest organisers, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has issued directives to the deputy Inspectors General of Police (Operations and Intelligence), Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) at Zonal Headquarters, and Commissioners of Police (CPs) at State Commands to ensure the security of protesters.
Adegboruwa requests police protection for protesters
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN, a renowned pro-democracy Take-It-Back Movement lawyer, recently wrote a letter to the IGP requesting police protection for the protesters.
Responding to the letter dated Sunday, July 28, the IGP granted the pro-democracy group's request for police protection via a letter.
The letter read, “I am to inform you that the Inspector-General of Police has directed the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (Operations and Intelligence), the Assistant Inspectors-General of Police in charge of Zonal Police Headquarters, and the Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands across the country to attend to your request.”
IGP requests to meet with group’s lawyer
Also, Inspector-General Egbetokun requested to have a meeting with the group’s lawyer, Adegboruwa SAN at the police headquarters in Abuja to further deliberate on the request.
“I am to also inform you that the Inspector-General of Police wishes to have a meeting with you at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday, 30th July 2024, to deliberate further on your request”.
The nationwide protest against Tinubu’s government and the economic crisis in the country is fast approaching.
The Federal Government, President Bola Tinubu, traditional leaders, and several prominent statesmen have urged Nigerians to cancel the planned protest.
However, a fraction of Nigerians remain determined to proceed with the protest scheduled for August 1 against Tinubu’s government and the ongoing economic crisis.
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Meanwhile, TheRadar previously reported that Telecom operators' offices were stormed by frustrated customers whose Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) were blocked.
Many Nigerians believe the plan is to keep potential protesters busy re-registering their SIMs at their offices, preventing them from joining the scheduled protests.