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The Nigeria Police Force has advised the Take it Back Movement, TIB, and other organizers to shelve the planned nationwide protest scheduled for April 7.

DAILY POST reports that the civil society organisation and other groups have concluded plans to stage a nationwide protest on April 7.

The protest, according to the National Coordinator of TIB, Juwon Sanyaolu, is aimed at addressing issues surrounding the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act and the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State.

However, the Nigeria Police in a statement issued on Sunday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, advised the organizers to “shelve this planned protest as it is ill-timed and mischievous”.

Adejobi said the scheduled date had been earmarked by the Federal Government as the National Police Day, “to celebrate the resilience and dedication of officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force”.

"While not against the exercise of citizens right to peaceful assembly and association in Nigeria as enshrined in the Constitution, the Nigeria Police Force is deeply concerned about the motive behind such protest scheduled on the same day the contributions of the Nigeria Police Force to national security is to be celebrated, putting into consideration that such glamorous event would bring together dignitaries from all spheres of life both internationally and within the country, including Foreign Inspectors-General of Police and Diplomats.

"The Nigeria Police Force under the leadership of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, while reaffirming the commitment of the NPF to adequately carrying out its mandate in accordance with the Law and respect for rights of citizens hereby urges all the organizers of the planned protest as well as individuals who intend to join the protest to pursue dialogue by engaging the proper institution of government to press home their demands,” the statement added.

surgical:
Tinubu Mr protest has now become allergic to protest
How time changes
You do for people, e reach your turn now you no want people do for you

Reality3080:
name the properties destroyed by tinubu n co when he protested but other protests that happened have always aimed at destroying properties.

Imagine nnamdiot kanu instructing Igbos to destroy Lagos during endsars n u want him to allow another protest

Reality3080:
name the properties destroyed by tinubu n co when he protested but other protests that happened have always aimed at destroying properties.

Imagine nnamdiot kanu instructing Igbos to destroy Lagos during endsars n u want him to allow another protest

specialmati:
may that Igbos you mentioned there wipe out your existence.na igbos Chase oba from his palace during the endsars protest

Reality3080:
ogolemati

U are a dingbat

specialmati:
legion of demons have possessed you

Reality3080:
even with all your alternate moniker

U need deliverance

surgical:
The people destroying properties are Tinubu boys, we know them,they are used to discredit protest,because they fear what they did to others might be done to them.
Sanity will only come to Nigeria politics when people like Tinubu exit
They have done more harm than good to Nigerians

specialmati:
that's what the demons that have rendered you useless told you . please was it igbos that chased out oba from his palace during the endsars protest

zero8zero:
Give us pictures and locations of properties destroyed by Tinubu when he was protesting. Simple question don hang you for throat.

surgical:
Tinubu Mr protest has now become allergic to protest
How time changes
You do for people, e reach your turn now you no want people do for you