The Lagos State Government has reportedly obtained an order from the State High Court to restrict the planned #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest to three locations in the state.
This was disclosed on Tuesday afternoon by former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore via his verified X page.
The said order which was granted by Justice Kehinde Ogundare of Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, also mandated that the protest should hold between 8am to 6pm daily.
Sowore wrote, “The Attorney General of Lagos has obtained a RIDICULOUS court order from Justice Ogundare of Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, asking Nigerian protesters in Lagos to be restricted to 3 locations and for protests to commence at 8 am and close 6PM daily for the next seven days....[CONTINUE READING HERE ▶▶]
“Let’s remind @officialABAT that no court can order Nigerians to seek their LIBERTY. Let the actions commence everywhere on August 1st 2024. #DaysOfRage #RevolutionNow.”
Understandably, some Nigerians were gearing up to hold a planned 10-day-long protest to voice their concerns over the current economic hardship in the country.
The protest was slated to hold between August 1 to 10 across all the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.