Some suspected thugs, on Tuesday, took to the street in Lagos State to threaten residents not to come out for the hunger protest scheduled for Thursday, August 1 to 10.
In a viral clip on Tuesday, the people whose voices were only heard were chastising the market women and men to desist from the planned protest as it might lead to more destruction than that witnessed in the #EndSARS protest.
The men in the video warned,
“Anybody that is confident should come out on Thursday to protest. Are you the only one hungry? “If you dare come out for the protest, you will be mercilessly dealt with.” This development comes amidst the directive by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, ordering senior police officers to protect participants of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest.
Egbetokun gave this directive in a letter to the request of human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa. Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), had, on July 26, 2024, written the IGP to provide police coverage for protesters.
The senior lawyer had written the IGP on behalf of the Take It Back Movement, one of the groups planning the #EndBadGovernance protest in August. The IGP, in his response letter dated July 29, 2024, directed senior police officers to attend to the request of the senior lawyer. Watch the video below:
