LAGOS (AFP) – The Nigerian police warned on Monday that “illegal” protesters would be arrested and those calling for regime change would face treason charges after unions called off a week-old nationwide strike.

“For the avoidance of doubt, any person henceforth found on the streets, roads or pathways in this country continuing with the protests or marches shall be arrested and be charged to court immediately,” a statement said.

It also said “any person or group of persons calling for a regime change before the expiration of the mandate period of the current government is committing treason and will be so arrested and prosecuted no matter who she or he is.”

Top rights activists and opposition politicians led massive rallies during the strike where some protesters suggested the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan step down over the January 1 removal of fuel subsidies that doubled pump prices.

Nigeria’s unions on Monday called off the strike — which was launched on January 9 and brought tens of thousands into the streets — following Jonathan’s decision to reduce fuel prices by around 30 percent.

As Jonathan made the announcement early Monday, soldiers deployed in key spots and occupied main protest sites. Authorities later fired tear gas, shot into the air and used armoured vehicles to disperse protesters.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/01/those-calling-for-regime-change-would-face-treason-charges-police/

Notice how the noisy Bakare is suddenly mute, he knows the game has changed for good

Utter shiet and face the raw side of the law, shikena

Welcome to the military era

^^^This is no military.


But some notable protesters should watch what they say.
No be them sabi talk pass.

I though naija don move forward, but I was wrong. These clowns just walked us back into the stone age.

You can not protest in your own country under a democratic government?


This is a new low, even worse than the dark days of Abacha.

Fvck this dude

^^^
Which dude?

Hahaha this same police that ran behind the army because they saw an unarmed mob?

They are now talking?

These jokers around this president have ruined him. The last card a dictator can use is call out his army. After that, what else, secret police? Even Abacha gave up and died.



Make no mistake. It's already all over for GEJ, best bet now is to restructure. This regime cannot last. He played his final card by asking the army to occupy peaceful protesters. I'll see what he'll send against the Mob.

Eko Ile:

I though naija don move forward, but I was wrong. These clowns just walked us back into the stone age.

You can not protest in your own country under a democratic government?


This is a new low, even worse than the dark days of Abacha.

Everyone has the right to protest, however when those protests are taken over by people with patently and overtly sinister motives, any and all reponsible governments will take action.
I do realize that you exist on a strange planet but even there surely governments are changed by elections not mob action no?

All these hypocrites, even those living in the USA.


If you call for the death or unlawful overthrow of a duly elected president even in the USA, you will be arrested, investigated and charged.

NYPD Police Pepper Spray Occupy Wall Street Protesters. This roughly equals the protest in Nigeria


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ05rWx1pig     
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ05rWx1pig

Johndoe100:

Everyone has the right to protest, however when those protests are taken over by people with patently and overtly sinister motives, any and all reponsible governments will take action.
I do realize that you exist on a strange planet but even there surely governments are changed by elections not mob action no?

Who are these people with sisnister motives? The people who were going about their lives until GEJ decided to make life harder for them? The same people who were shot at and killed by trigger happy policemen, even though they were unarmed?
If GEJ is paranoid that some peaceful protesters will run him out of town, perhaps he shouldn't be president in the first place.

Nchara:

All these hypocrites, even those living in the USA.


If you call for the death or unlawful overthrow of a duly elected president even in the USA, you will be arrested investigated and charged.

NYPD Police Pepper Spray Occupy Wall Street Protesters. This roughly equal to the protest in Nigeria


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ05rWx1pig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ05rWx1pig

Any president who will turn the army loose on defenceless citizens deserves to be shot by a sniper, forget impeachment.

Johndoe100:

Everyone has the right to protest, however when those protests are taken over by people with patently and overtly sinister motives, any and all reponsible governments will take action.
I do realize that you exist on a strange planet but even there surely governments are changed by elections not mob action no?

Who are the sinister people with sinister motives?

Imagine people going so far as to threaten to shut down the oil wells, an act which would have precipitated war without doubt?
Anyone preaching regime change in such an atmosphere to lawless crowds deserves to be tried for treason; perhaps, even summarily shot, in response to their covert declaration of war. National security is supreme over individual freedoms.

What we saw over the past week was people taken over by animal instincts, and that such things must be controlled with the right doses of stiff treatment. We live in a society that is used to tyranny and where sections have taken the gentlemanly attitude as something they can trample at will. They got what they deserved with soldiers on the streets and NLC told to sit down, face the wall and shut up.

Beaf:

Imagine people going so far as to threaten to shut down the oil wells, an act which would have precipitated war without doubt?
Anyone preaching regime change in such an atmosphere to lawless crowds deserves to be tried for treason; perhaps, even summarily shot, in response to their covert declaration of war. National security is supreme over individual freedoms.

What we saw over the past week was people taken over by animal instincts, and that such things must be controlled with the right doses of stiff treatment. We live in a society that is used to tyranny and where sections have taken the gentlemanly attitude as something they can trample at will. They got what they deserved with soldiers on the streets and NLC told to sit down, face the wall and shut up.

Did he send the Army to Lagos because of people threatening to shut down oil wells? Are there oil wells in Lagos? No, your boss deserves to be shot by a sniper. He is a loose cannon.

Aigbofa:

Any president who will turn the army loose on defenceless citizens deserves to be shot by a sniper, forget impeachment.

That is why there are tanks on your streets for you to test your sniping skills against. You people talk too much.

@topic
IMHO, GEJ needs to create channels through which political relevance can be felt in the SW, in order to deflect their politicians from seeking relevance through turbulence. Political isolation always breeds a sense of victimisation. GEJ needs to find novel ways to luv'n hug the SW.

Beaf:

That is why there are tanks on your streets for you to test your sniping skills against. You people talk too much.

@topic
IMHO, GEJ needs to create channels through which political relevance can be felt in the SW, in order to deflect their politicians from seeking relevance through turbulence. Political isolation always breeds a sense of victimisation. GEJ needs to find novel ways to luv'n hug the SW.

We will see how this ends. Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.

Aigbofa:

I know you are too hard-wired to reason with, but you will at least admit that if there was no attempt to remove the president (even if by word of mouth) and to disturb the peace, there won't be soldiers on the streets. Do you want him to sit by and watch himself removed from office unlawfully?

Let's guess: you could not remove him by election and you want to do so by killing him.

Nchara:

Aigbofa:

I know you are too hard-wired to reason with, but you will at least admit that if there was no attempt to remove the president (even if by word of mouth) and to disturb the peace, there won't be soldiers on the streets. Do you want him to sit by and watch himself removed from office unlawfully?

If GEJ was not too stup.id to remove fuel subsidy without any consultation with anybody, there wouldn't be any protest. And may God punish you for that "hard wired" statement.

Nchara:

Let's guess: you could not remove him by election and you want to do so by killing him.

Those shot and killed by his policemen were no less human than he is. It takes a bullet to put him out of his misery.

Nchara:

Let's guess: you could not remove him by election and you want to do so by killing him.

That is what Aigbofa is openly advocating here, that is what his leaders have been advocating to the area boys at Ojota and that is why there are tanks in Lagos.
GEJ replied by sending them targets to practice against; I would dearly love to see the brave advocates for sniper actions, practice their skills against the army.

Isn't it funny that in a so called democracy, where the constitution expressly made provisions for the removal of a president, these buffoons are trying to criminalize calls for his removal ?

It does not matter if the call was made on the street, in the house of assembly or screamed by a muezzin. The peoples right to withdraw their mandate should be inviolable.

Treason is a language you use for enemies of the state, spies and other saboteurs, not for citizens in a peaceful procession across the streets of your country.

These protests were as peaceful as they come. The only violence we saw was perpetrated by The Nigerian Police shooting and maiming innocent citizens.

BTW, a mob removed Mubarak. Not Ideal, but every Mob has a tolerance treshhold.

Hopefully, Ebelemi will not be pushed to the point of no return by the goons surrounding him.

Beaf:

That is what Aigbofa is openly advocating here, that is what his leaders have been advocating to the area boys at Ojota and that is why there are tanks in Lagos.
GEJ replied by sending them targets to practice against; I would dearly love to see the brave advocates for sniper actions, practice their skills against the army.

What were you advocating when you said protesters deserves to be summarily executed?

Aigbofa:

If GEJ was not too stup.id to remove fuel subsidy without any consultation with anybody, there wouldn't be any protest. And may God punish you for that "hard wired" statement.

You have been punished over and over. That is why you are protesting mere fuel increase. Poverty and lack is your portion.

^
Please don't call yourselves Nigerians, to many, you are viewed as traitors and dissidents.

Aigbofa:

If GEJ was not too stup.id to remove fuel subsidy without any consultation with anybody, there wouldn't be any protest. And may God punish you for that "hard wired" statement.

He has done it and he has put tanks out to enforce it. What are you gonna do?

It is ridiculous and absolutely shameless for those outside the oil producing areas to protest. We should all be asking why our states and LG's generate fuckall or even less. Our 100% dependence on oil seems to suggest that the average Nigerians believes their IQ is too low to be productive, innovative and proactive; anyone observing us would think we a too stup!d to develop.

Aigbofa:

Those shot and killed by his policemen were no less human than he is. It takes a bullet to put him out of his misery.

Good to see that he is showing you hot pepper in Lagos, your own backyard and guess what? He is using Yoruba policemen/soldiers to kill Yoruba hoodlums pretending to be protesting.

What is the name of the man who shot the protester in Lagos?

Nchara:

You have been punished over and over. That is why you are protesting mere fuel increase. Poverty and lack is your portion.

This is lame. I can feed your whole family. This is not about me. O.K

Nchara:

Good to see that he is showing you hot pepper in Lagos, your own backyard and guess what? He is using Yoruba policemen/soldiers to kill Yoruba hoodlums pretending to be protesting.

What is the name of the man who shot the protester in Lagos?

victor Okafor

but the dpo Segun transferred him and takes responsibility for it according to what I heard and read

Aigbofa:

This is lame. I can feed your whole family. This is not about me. O.K

Hhahaha! My dog eats better than you and your entire village.

alj harem:

victor Okafor

but the dpo Segun transferred him and takes responsibility for it according to what I heard and read

You are a cow. Please go and chew grass.