President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday, appealed to the organisers of the End bad governance protests to suspend further protests and create room for dialogue. The president also condemned those who have taken undue advantage of the protest to threaten any section of the country, stating that there is no place for ethnic bigotry in Nigeria.
The hashtag Igbo must go protest continues to fester on social media. A recent X Spaces conversation tagged, Yoruba Ronu Space, led by purported Yoruba influencers, called for an Igbo Must Go protest. One of the contributors stated that the igbos are disrespecting their traditional rulers and leaders and have no right owing land in Lagos.
This conversation is coming after an X account @Lagospedia a page claiming to be proclaiming the virtues of Lagos, last week, gave Igbos living and doing business in Lagos and other Southwest states 30 days to vacate the region.
Many Nigerians have reacted to president Tinubu’s National Broadcast including, Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, who in an opinion piece titled: The Hunger March As Universal Mandate, said that President Tinubu’s speech on Sunday, failed to address the continuing deterioration of the state’s seizure of protest management, adding that the use of bullets and tear gas on Nigerians, protesting against economic hardship is an abuse of state power.
The playwright went further to state, that the manner in which security operatives treated the protesters condemns the nation to a seemingly unbreakable cycle of resentment and reprisals. In Kano state, the protests escalated into violence, a policeman was captured in a video openly threatening to kill protesters.
The incident occurred after the governor of the state, Abba Yusuf imposed a 24hr curfew on Friday. Despite the curfew, some protesters defied the restrictions and continued to challenge the security forces on the streets.
In the video, the officer was heard urging the protesters who were throwing stones to stop, otherwise, he would be tempted to kill.
A policeman was also seen shooting at protesters, in broad daylight. In Ojota Lagos, Some protesters called for the suspension of the demonstration until October 1st. The protesters say that since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has addressed the nation, little time should be given to assess all his propositions.
The protesters were addressed by the police.
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