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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has called connected #FreeNnamdiKanu protesters and different groups to comply with a caller tribunal bid restricting demonstrations successful parts of Abuja, informing that immoderate effort to disrupt nationalist bid volition beryllium met with steadfast action.
The Federal High Court, Abuja, presided implicit by Justice M.G. Umar, connected October 17, 2025, issued the bid successful Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/2202/2025 — Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Omoyele Sowore & 4 others.
The ruling prohibited the respondents and their associates from holding protests wrong and astir cardinal authorities locations, including Aso Rock Villa, the National Assembly Complex, Force Headquarters, the Court of Appeal, Eagle Square, and Shehu Shagari Way.
In a connection connected Saturday, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the constabulary remained committed to upholding the regularisation of instrumentality and ensuring nationalist information portion respecting citizens’ rights to peaceful assembly and expression.
“The Court’s involution serves arsenic a safeguard, not a suppression, of law freedoms,” the connection read.
CSP Hundeyin urged each groups, whether successful enactment of oregon against the ongoing agitation for the merchandise of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to behaviour themselves responsibly and wrong the bounds of the law.
The Force besides cautioned protesters and counter-protesters to steer wide of restricted zones and debar immoderate enactment susceptible of provoking confrontation oregon disrupting nationalist order.
According to the statement, information unit person been deployed crossed strategical locations successful the Federal Capital Territory to guarantee the escaped travel of traffic, safeguard lives and property, and support peace.
The constabulary further warned that anyone utilizing protests arsenic a screen for violence, carrying weapons, vandalising property, oregon engaging successful transgression acts would beryllium arrested and prosecuted nether applicable laws.
“Individuals who incite unrest done societal media oregon different platforms would besides beryllium tracked utilizing integer evidence,” the connection added.
Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the FCT Commissioner of Police and different operational commands to enforce the tribunal bid and warrant the information of residents and lawful activities successful the capital.
“The Force advised each organisers and participants to debar restricted zones, refrain from carrying weapons oregon engaging successful provocative acts, and transmission grievances done lawful avenues.
“It further assured law-abiding citizens that capable information arrangements are successful place, urging residents to spell astir their mean activities without fear,” the connection concluded.
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