Yoruba Nation Protest: NCFront To Defend Arrested Protesters In Court..
Abdullateef Aliyu
Sun Jul 04 2021

Leaders of Conscience under the aegis of the Nigeria Consultative Front (NCFront), on Sunday, said the organisation will defend the arrested Yoruba Nation protesters in court.

The forum also condemned; “in the strongest terms the forceful disruption of the peaceful rally” organised by self-determination activists in Lagos on Saturday, reiterating that peaceful protests and rallies were constitutional rights of Nigerians.

NCFront is jointly led by a former Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ghali Na’aba and a former Presidential Candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi.

The National Secretary of the NCFront, Sir Olawale Okunniyi, in a statement on Sunday, equally demanded compensation for the family of a 14-year-old girl, who was killed during the protest while calling for the immediate release of those arrested in connection with the protest.

Daily Trust reports that a combined team of heavily armed security operatives had disrupted the Yoruba Nation Rally in Lagos, firing teargas canisters and hot water on the protesters lawfully demanding for self-determination.
In the process, a bullet fired by the police hit the 14-year-old girl identified as Jumoke. However, the police had denied the killing.


Reacting to the development, the NCFront said its standing legal team had been mandated to stand in for those arrested in connection with the protests.

It also vowed to challenge the “brute force” used by the federal government in quelling protests.

“In the same vein, it says the abduction of kanu without extradition order properly prosecuted is unlawful and nothing but official banditry, a precursor for self-help and anarchy in Nigeria.”
Ithe use of live ammunition which resulted in the killing of the girl was “bestial, criminal and gross abuse of state power, which shall be taken up by our legal team in Nigeria courts and the ICJ for the prosecution of the Police and to push for compensation and apology to the family of the girl slained by the Police…”

“Again, to the best of our understanding, Citizens do not require Police Permit to hold rallies and protests to express their aspirations and grievances but mere notice of protest to obtain police protection as done by the organizers of the Lagos rally on Thursday; as a copy of the letter of notification to Lagos State Commissioner of Police was sighted by our national secretariat.

“Finally, the NCFront will like the Buhari government to note that nothing could best restore peace and stability to the country as much as the immediate convening of a people’s constituents’ referendum to democratically decide how Nigerians want to harmoniously coexist and constitutionally run their political affairs peacefully; as the ongoing constitution amendments by the national assembly can barely save the country from pervasive insecurity and anarchy rocking the nation’s stability without the fundamental agreement of the people of Nigeria.

I expect great Yoruba lawyers to come out and defend their own from this illiterate northerners

Interesting time ahead of us.
All fingers crossed. The Fulani Federal government FFG can't win the indigenous people never!

Irrelevant politians looking for news to gain relevance.

El rufai said banditry is bussiness
Buhari just did business with kenya by kidnapping kanu

Ok

Before nko buhari is official shekau nah