EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Monday directed senior police officers to protect participants of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest slated for August 1 to 10, 2024.
Egbetokun issued this directive in response to a request from human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa.
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Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), had written to the IGP on July 26, 2024, requesting police coverage for the protesters. The request was made on behalf of the Take It Back Movement, one of the groups organizing the #EndBadGovernance protest.
In his response letter dated July 29, 2024, Egbetokun instructed senior police officers to provide the necessary protection for the protesters. The letter, signed by Egbetokun’s Principal Staff Officer, CP Johnson Adenola, also invited Adegboruwa to a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, “to deliberate further” on the request.
The letter reads, “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 (AIGs) in charge of Zonal Police Headquarters and the Commissioners of Police (CPs) in charge of State Commands across the country to attend to your 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.”
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The protest against economic hardship, which is gaining traction on social media, has been scheduled to be held across all states of the Federation as well as the nation’s capital in August.
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