Lagos High Court restricts protesters to Freedom, Peace Parks in Lagos
Should the organisers of the planned protest insist on going ahead with it in Lagos, they must restrict themselves to two locations — Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, and Peace Park, Ketu — a High Court ruled yesterday.
Justice Emmanuel Ogundare of the Lagos High Court issued the restriction following a pre-emptive ex-parte application filed by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN).
Pedro told the court that the injunction was to maintain law and order, ensure public safety and prevent loss of lives and property.
Also yesterday, Police Inspector-General Kayode Egbetokun advised two lawyers backing the proposed protest to liaise with the Police Commissioners in charge of state police commands for guidelines on street procession.
The IG gave the admonition to Messrs Femi Falana (SAN) and Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa (SAN) during a meeting.
In Ibadan, Oyo State capital, soldiers, police, Directorate of State Service(DSS) and other security agencies marched through major streets in a joint show of force ahead of tomorrow’s action.
From Nairobi came an advice from an activist priest: don’t copy the bad example from Kenya.
Political leaders, including House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, appealed to the promoters of the protest to have a rethink in the national interest.
