Nigerian Police Reply Take-It-Back Movement, Vow To Protect Citizens During #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protests
The letter was signed by the principal officer to the Inspector general of police, CP Johnson Adenola.
The Nigeria Police Force has replied Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), the lawyer of the Take It Back movement over his request for protection for protesters in the upcoming #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest.
The letter was signed by the principal officer to the Inspector general of police, CP Johnson Adenola.
It would be recalled that the movement through its lawyer Ebun Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, served a formal notice of the upcoming gatherings and while seeking police protection to ensure their peaceful execution.
The application according to the letter, was made pursuant to sections 39 and 40 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended and also section 83 of the Police Act, 2020, the latter which provides as follows:
“83 (1)​ The Police Force is responsible for maintaining and securing public safety and public order.
“(2) The Police Force shall, in carrying out its responsibilities under subsection (1): (a) uphold the provisions of the Constitution and other laws;
“(b) uphold and protect the fundamental rights of all persons in Nigeria, and (c)​ be fair to all persons in Nigeria notwithstanding their economic status or religious, ethnic or political beliefs and affiliations.
In a reply to the developments, it was noted that the Deputy Inspector General of Police (operations and intelligence), the assistant inspector general of police in charge of police zonal headquarters and the Commissioners of Police in charge of state commands across the country had been directed to attend to the request.
The lawyer was also invited to a meeting on 30th July , 2024 “to deliberate on the request “
The nationwide protest is scheduled for between August 1 and 10.
