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#EndSARs: Have policemen protect protesters, Falana tells IGP

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Mr. Femi Falana(SAN)

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has requested that the Nigerian Police Force deploy policemen to protect #EndSARs protesters in accordance with the law.

In a letter written titled, ‘Request for Police Protection at an Event’, which was signed by Marshal Abubakar on behalf of Falana & Falana Chambers, the activist demanded that the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, give police protection for #EndSARS protesters on Wednesday.

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The activist said the request was in line with Section 83(4) of the Police Establishment Act, 2020, which provides that where a person informs the police of his intention to hold a procession, the police shall mobilise personnel for security over the meeting.

The letter read in part, “We are counsel for a number of compatriots, who have resolved to hold an event in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests at the Unity Fountain, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday by 10am.

“Mindful of attempts to hijack similar events in the past, we hereby notify the police and request adequate police protection at the venue of the event in accordance with Section 83(4) of the Police Establishment Act, 2009.”

 

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