As the day of the planned nationwide protest by hungry Nigerians gets closer, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed senior police officers to protect participants of the #EndBadGovernance protest from August 1 to 10, 2024.
The police Boss gave the directive today, July 29, in a letter responding to the request of a human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa.
Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), had on July 26, 2024, written to the IGP requesting that police should provide security coverage for the protesters.
The senior lawyer had written the IGP on behalf of a group known as Take It Back Movement. It is one of the groups planning the #EndBadGovernance protest in August.
In response in the letter dated July 29, 2024, the IGP directed senior police officers to attend to the request of the senior lawyer.
The letter was signed by his Principal Staff Officer, CP Johnson Adenola.
The letter said that the IGP would like to have a meeting with Adegboruwa in Abuja tomorrow, July 30, 2024, “to deliberate further” on his 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.”
The planned 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.
