Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, today said the police had not banned the Chibok protests in Abuja
\nAccording to him \u201cThe Police High Command wishes to inform the general public that the Force has not issued any order banning peaceful assemblies\/protests anywhere in Nigeria,\u201d
\nOn Monday,\u00a0 Abuja Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu, announced a ban on all rallies relating to the kidnapped Chibok girls. He\u00a0 said \u201cProtests on the Chibok girls are hereby banned with immediate effect.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to\u00a0 Mbu\u00a0 the ban was placed to deter dangerous persons from infiltrating the peaceful #BringBackOurGirls protest that has been going on daily in the Nigerian capital for about a month.
\n\u201cInformation reaching us is that too soon, dangerous elements will join groups under the guise of protest and detonate explosives aimed at embarrassing the government,\u2019\u2019 he had said. \u201cAs the FCT police boss, I cannot fold my hands and watch this lawlessness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Mba, however, said what the police issued was only an advisory.
\n\u201cIt (the police hierarchy) notes however that against the backdrop of current security challenges in the country, coupled with a recent intelligence report of a likely infiltration and hijack of otherwise innocuous and peaceful protests by some criminal elements having links with insurgents, the Police only issued advisory notice, enjoining citizens to apply caution in the said rallies, particularly in the Federal Capital Territory and its environs,\u201d he said.
\nThe #BringBackOurGirls protesters had earlier on Tuesday challenged Mr. Mbu\u2019s directive in court.<\/p>\n
*Culled from Premium Times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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