Human rights activist and lawyer, Inibehe Effiong has alleged that the federal government is fueling the perception that the “End Bad Governance protest” will be violent.
Effiong made this statement in an interview with Arise TV on Sunday.
In his words, “The constitution is very clear, section 39 states that Nigerians have the right to freedom of expression.
“My concern is that the government are the ones fueling the perception that this protest is going to be violent
“I’m very active on social media, I haven’t seen any indication that any person or group is trying to unleash anarchy in the country.
“And let us even ask the question, how come it is only when people are protesting against the government, or people want to carry out rallies against government that people will suddenly create this imaginary intelligence report that hoodlums, and miscreants are going to unleash violence?”
Effiong continued, “We saw Yukubo leading a protest in support of Tinubu during the tribunal.
“The exercise did not gather any intelligence that hoodlums will hijack it. As a matter of fact, I have also seen groups trying to hold counter-rallies and protest in support of the government, the police have not said anything about it.
“So this impression that some people are trying to burn the country is just fiction, they keep referring Endsars and I choose to characterize it as fraudulent historians.
“The truth of the matter is that the crisis we saw during the Endsars took place after Nigerians were killed. That was what triggered the violence.
“So the question is, are they planning to unleash mayhem on the country, particularly to kill Nigerians to instigate violence?”
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