The Igbo group warned that if not properly managed, the clampdown on
protesters could lead to another protest in the country.
In a statement by the Acting Secretary-General of the group, Prince Uche
Achi-Ogbaga, and media adviser to the President-General, Nnia Nwodo,
Emeka Attamah, they said the protest was a legitimate weapon of
complaint in a democracy.
“The right to protest any perceived negative action of government or
organisation is upheld in the constitution of the country.
“In fact, President Buhari himself led many protests against former
President Jonathan.
“The #EndSARS protest was peaceful and legitimate until some hoodlums
were sent to disrupt and make it violent. So, freezing the accounts of
the alleged leaders of the protest is high-handed, ill-advised and
unnecessarily vindictive.
“Moreover, it has the capacity of triggering off another wave of
protest, the end of which nobody can fathom,” the statement reads
partly.