RevolutionNow: How security operatives shaved protester’s hair, flogged others
#RevolutionNow protesters have accused security operatives of assault and human rights abuses during their demonstration in Lagos State and Abuja.
According to them, the incident happened when the security operatives came to disperse protesters agitating for good governance. “It is unfortunate that this government does not accommodate civic space. There is no freedom of speech in Nigeria again.”had earlier reported that several #RevolutionNow protesters were arrested by operatives of the State Security Service, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Nigerian Army in different parts of the country where the demonstrations held on Wednesday.
Reacting, the Movement for a Socialist Alternative condemned the security operatives for maltreating the protesters.This was contained in a press statement by the spokesperson for the movement, Dagga Tolar, titled ‘Free Dunnex Samuel and other activists arrested for converging for peaceful protests’.
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