Nnamdi Kanu: Protesters Dare Police - Daily Trust

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : "Offenders will be arrested, subjected to full investigation, and prosecuted under relevant criminal laws -- including laws relating to public order, violent conduct and terrorism where applicable.
61% : The Force will ensure the free flow of traffic, protection of lives and property, and security of all law-abiding citizens.
57% : It evolved from earlier non-violent groups such as MASSOB, movements that drew legitimacy from widespread feelings of exclusion and injustice in post-war Nigeria.
54% : " Weighing in, a security sector reform expert, Okechukwu Nwanguma, explained that researches have shown that handling agitators with repressive hands make them more hardened rather than soften their heart.
50% : The Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Security have placed their officers, particularly in the nation's capital, on red alert to resist protesters planning to march to the seat of power in Aso Rock Villa on Monday.
50% : Speaking on Sunday at a press briefing ahead of the demonstrations billed to be held around the Presidential Villa, Sowore maintained that there was no going back on the planned protest to demand Kanu's release, arguing that they have rights to protest as Nigerians. Daily Trust reports that Kanu, who is facing a seven-count charge on terrorism and treasonable felony, has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since June 2021.
49% : "The order restrains the respondents and any other persons or groups acting under their instruction from staging protests within and around Aso Rock Villa and its environs, the National Assembly Complex, Force Headquarters, the Court of Appeal, Eagle Square and Shehu Shagari Way.
42% : "Address root causes - youth unemployment, poverty, and the perception of political exclusion.
41% : Meanwhile, Sowore specifically called on the new FCT police boss not to adopt a heavy-handed approach to the demonstration, saying every police officer should refuse any order that would violate protesters' rights and to ensure the safety of demonstrators.
39% : But from around 2012, as state repression intensified, the group's rhetoric and tactics hardened.
36% : "Any person or group that uses protests as cover to incite violence, carry or use offensive weapons, vandalise public or private property, kidnap, or engage in acts likely to cause loss of life or serious injury will be dealt with decisively.

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