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Amotekun: Police told to stop harassing protesters in Lagos



The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the presence of armed men as Yoruba groups protest the declaration of Amotekun illegal by the Buhari government.

DAILY POST reports that members of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, the Odua Peoples’ Congress (OPC), Yoruba World Congress (YWC), among others are among the groups taking part in the rally.

It was gathered that some men in uniforms stopped the ‘Amotekun’ protesters at Gani Fawehinmi park.

The protesters are at the Gani Fawhinmi park at Ojota with placards tagged “Amotekun Solidarity Walk”. The protests is expected to take place in all the six South-West states comprising Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, and Ekiti.

SERAP in its reaction to the rally criticised the Nigeria police over its presence at the peaceful rally, adding that it is unlawful for police to stop protesters.

In a tweet on its official Twitter page, SERAP wrote: “It’s unlawful and unconstitutional for the police to stop Amotekun protesters or any protesters for that matter. Rather than stopping peaceful protesters from exercising their constitutional right, Nigerian authorities should be protecting protesters from violent attacks by others.

“Authorities should also take measures to address the root causes of protests and citizens’ socioeconomic and other related grievances.

“Nigerian authorities must ensure that ALL protesters including Amotekun protesters can exercise their right to peaceful assembly.
Authorities must ensure that protesters are not ill-treated and that the police are not using excessive force.

“Nigerian authorities are responsible under our constitution and international law to protect peaceful protesters and ensure a safe and enabling environment for people to exercise their freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.”












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Boko Haram: Over 15 terrorists killed in Maiduguri



Following the attempt by some Boko Haram elements to overrun Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday, the police anti-terrorists squad said they have successfully neutralised over 16 of them, while many others escaped with gunshot wounds.

The insurgents at the beginning of the Ramadan fasting promised not to attack during the period but failed to keep to their promise.

DAILY POST reports that insurgents on gun truck and motorcycles came into Maiduguri through Jiddari Polo axis with the intention of overrunning the city as Muslims prepared to break their fast as well as making last minutes preparation for the celebrations of sallah but meet their waterloo as a team of police anti-terrorists squad got some intelligence ahead of their coming.

“It was a bad day for the terrorists but we are also scared to death as we were trapped in between flying bullets in our house. The terrorists have passed our house and we first thought they were soldiers but soon we realised that it was the Boko Haram insurgents,” a resident of Maiduguri told newsmen.

The anti-terrorists squad team led by CSP Mohammed Ibrahim said they got the filers and waited for them to come but the fight was fierce until reinforcement came in a joint force, which pushed the terrorists out of the city.

The police boss said the terrorists came with armored personnel carriers and began shooting sporadically to scare residents and create confusion in the city but failed to operate on good strategy as police operatives opened fire on them from all directions, leaving them to scamper for safety.

“Immediately the terrorists sighted the police team, they attempted to escape. While pursuing them, the police armored personnel carrier overran and killed some of them on the spot.

“We counted at least eight dead bodies while many others were scattered to pieces. As we speak, their bodies are at Jidari Polo. It was actually a bad outing for the terrorists,” the Police boss added.

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