A Senior lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has hailed Nigerians for their courage in trooping en masse for the nationwide protest on Thursday, August 1, 2024. DAILY POST reports that Nigerians from all walks of life trooped out in various parts of the country in response to the call for protests to #EndBadGovernance in the country.
They did this despite the threats, intimidation and harassment by authorities of the ruling government and their security apparatus. 'The people came out in their large numbers to speak against the suffering, hunger and poverty imposed on them by the administration of President Tinubu,' Adegboruwa noted in a statement 'I salute the courage and resilience of all Nigeria ns. Even those who could not make it to the streets stayed at home in form of civil disobedience.
' He appealed to all security and law enforcement agencies to follow acceptable standards of handling civil protests, in such a way as to avoid bloodshed or loss of lives. 'The responsibility imposed upon all security agencies is to provide coverage for the peaceful protesters and to avoid all provocative actions that may escalate into uncomfortable fracas,' he said.
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