Take-It-Back Movement: Protesters meet Police resistance at Lagos Assembly
The Take-It-Back protest movement faced resistance on Monday when police cordoned off the entrance to the Lagos State House of Assembly, preventing protesters from accessing the facility.
The demonstrators took to the streets of Lagos, demanding an end to the controversial cybercrime act, addressing economic hardships, and protesting illegal demolitions of houses.
Beginning at Ikeja Underbridge, the protest march progressed to the assembly, where participants voiced their grievances and displayed various placards. Notably, one placard proclaimed, “Any law that forbids us from speaking our truth against oppression in Nigeria is no longer a law but shackles of slavery.”
Juwon Sanyaolu, the national coordinator of the movement, criticized the police blockade, arguing that it infringed on their democratic rights to communicate with their representatives. “It is an obstruction to democratic rights. I don’t know as a lawless person,” he remarked to the policemen.
In response, police officer Tijani Fatai informed the crowd about their restricted access, saying, “This is not the first time we are engaging you. Any protest in this assembly stops here, and if you want a representative, they will come to meet you here.”
Source: Daily Trust
