Nnamdi Kanu: Police warn against violent protests, threaten decisive action against offenders

…Urge Protesters to Stay Away from Aso Rock, NASS Axis

By Kingsley Omonobi

The Nigeria Police Force has warned that it volition decisively woody with immoderate idiosyncratic oregon radical that uses protests implicit the continued detention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, arsenic a screen to incite violence, transportation violative weapons, vandalise property, oregon prosecute successful acts that could pb to nonaccomplishment of beingness oregon injury.

Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, who issued the informing successful Abuja connected Sunday, said that offenders would beryllium arrested, investigated, and prosecuted nether applicable laws, including those connected nationalist order, convulsive conduct, and coercion wherever applicable.

“Those who incite others done societal media oregon different platforms volition beryllium investigated and prosecuted utilizing integer evidence,” Hundeyin stated.

He further cautioned individuals oregon groups readying demonstrations to enactment wide of Aso Rock Villa and its environs, citing an existing tribunal bid restricting protests successful those areas.

According to Hundeyin, the Federal High Court, Abuja, successful a suit betwixt The Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Omoyele Sowore & 4 others connected October 17, restrained immoderate signifier of protestation wrong and astir the Presidential Villa and adjoining areas.

“The bid prohibits protests astir Aso Rock Villa, the National Assembly Complex, Force Headquarters, the Court of Appeal, Eagle Square, and Shehu Shagari Way,” helium explained.

Hundeyin emphasized that the constabulary would guarantee the escaped travel of traffic, extortion of lives and property, and attraction of instrumentality and bid wrong the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

He added that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the Commissioner of Police successful complaint of the FCT and applicable operational commands to strictly enforce the court’s bid and support strategical deployments crossed susceptible locations to guarantee residents’ safety.

“All intending protesters and counter-protest groups are powerfully advised to debar restricted areas and desist from immoderate enactment susceptible of provoking confrontation oregon disturbing nationalist peace,” helium warned.

Hundeyin urged organisers and participants to prosecute their grievances done lawful and law means alternatively than resorting to thoroughfare protests, assuring that capable information arrangements person been made to safeguard law-abiding citizens crossed the FCT.

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