Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters Against the Deployment of Soldiers to the Streets of Lagos - one

Date: 19-01-2012 4:09 pm (12 years ago) | Author: Millenium
- at 19-01-2012 04:09 PM (12 years ago)
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A detachment of policemen led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr. Tunde Sobulo, fired teargas indiscriminately at protesters marching from the state house of assembly towards the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, Lagos.

During the march tagged, “Defy The Dictator,” the protesters converged on the house of assembly to demand the immediate withdrawal of soldiers from the streets of Lagos and the reversal of the pump price of petrol to N65.

The protesters then began to march from the assembly complex at Alausa, Ikeja to the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, having obtained a permit from the state government to hold a rally there.

The park was the venue of five days of rallies, where various speakers spoke for five days against the removal of fuel subsidy.

However, they were warned by policemen not to go beyond the house of assembly to the park.

Led by a former Minister of Education, Prof. Ben Nwabueze; human rights lawyers, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite and Mr. Festus Keyamo, they defied the police warning and continued towards the park.

Speaking at the assembly, Braithwaite said the deployment of soldiers in Lagos was totally unwarranted while Nwabueze said it was unfortunate.

They were received by some members of the house, who said the deployment of soldiers was unacceptable.

They ran into a barricade mounted by the police and soldiers at 7Up Bottling Company on the Secretariat Road. The police also mounted a separate barricade on Ikosi Road, across the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as well as the nearby Kudirat Abiola Road.

The situation caused traffic jams in the Alausa and Ojota areas.

To stop the protesters from getting to the park, the policemen fired several canisters of tearsgas, forcing many of the marchers to scamper to safety.

The marchers returned again and sat on the road, refusing to move.

The protesters then turned back towards the Governor’s Office.

Posted: at 19-01-2012 04:09 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- cadanre at 19-01-2012 05:38 PM (12 years ago)
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I like and respect Lagosians and Kanoans for knowing their rights. Those people who claimed to be civilized and are well known for verbally condamning our leaders cannot show in reality what they always says with their mouths. These are the people who decided to keep silent even during the time when NIGERIANS NEED TO ACT MOST (Strike and demonstrations). If all Nigerians decided to follow their way, the petrol price would have been N200 or more. These are the people who believe dying in silence is the best thing. Embarrassed Embarrassed Embarrassed Embarrassed Embarrassed

KUDOS TO YOU LAGOSIANS, LET US SHAKE THE CIVILIAN DICTATOR OF THIS CENTURY.
Posted: at 19-01-2012 05:38 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- Idowut at 19-01-2012 07:37 PM (12 years ago)
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Let's keep it up, Aluta Continua
Posted: at 19-01-2012 07:37 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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