What exactly is happening? Why all these back and
forth pronouncement.
Yesterday we were told that the Federal Capital
Territory (FTC) police command had banned all BringBackOurGirls protest in the
nation’s capital Abuja, giving reasons for it and now today we are hearing from
the spokesman for the Police, Mr. Frank Mba who addressed journalists at a news
conference in Abuja that the police authorities had not issued any order
banning peaceful assemblies and protests anywhere in the country.
He, however said the Inspector-General of Police
only advised conveners of such gatherings to ensure they seek proper advice and
guidance from the police before engaging on protest.
Meanwhile, the ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ campaigners has filed a lawsuit against the police seeking 200 million Naira in damages and
an order restraining the police from interfering with their protest.
Again, why this one story today and another the
next. Please the Nigerian Police should get their acts together. If you want to
ban the protest ban it and stand by your decision, don’t rush into decisions
without thinking it over and then coming back to eat your vomit. Again am just
saying, it would certainly boast your PR.
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