The Lagos State Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni on Wednesday said he
will not allow the planned protest against the Federal Government slated for February 5 to hold in the state.
Popular musician, TuFace Idibia who joined the call for protest by some
concerned Nigerians over the state of the nation, had used
his social media
platforms to appeal to his supporters to join the movement.
But Owoseni, who had earlier stated that there was no official request
from the protesters notifying security agencies of their plan, said Wednesday that intelligence report indicates that criminals
might hijack the process.
According to the police chief, the command wasn’t ready for that kind of
demonstration and as such would not allow it to hold.
He said no matter how good an intention is, hoodlums would always find a
way to harass, rob and attack innocent members of the public, who may wish to
go about their Lawful duty.
Owoseni said: “Information reaching us revealed that some hoodlums are
planning to hijack the peaceful protest. And as such, we won’t allow it to hold
in Lagos. We know that Tuface do not have the capacity to contain such a crowd
and we will not fold our hands and watch while things go out of hand.”
At a press conference held earlier in the week, Owoseni said: “The Civil
Society had said that they do not need police permission to carry out any
peaceful protest, but they should also be aware that there might be those who
share an opposing view. This set of persons may want to disrupt the peaceful
demonstration and would want to attack demonstrators.
“This is why we advise individuals or group of persons who may wish to
embark on civil demonstration to inform the police so that adequate security
arrangement would be provided.”
thenation
Hahaha... Grand Opening Grand Closing. 2Baba has been settled. However, this is embarrassing. How will he face Nigerians after this? How will his integrity fare after this show of shame. I'm still going to wait until February 6th just in case he changes his minds and my decision is not based on trust, I trust no one. I'm just giving this two faced guy a second chance even though his stage name has already betrayed him. You better go ahead with the protest else I will campaign against you.
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