Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria Police Force don put all dem men for red alert as Take-It-Back Movement and other civil society groups get plan for nationwide protest wey go happen on Monday, April 7, 2025. Dis protest go dey focus on the worsening hardship for di country, attacks on civil rights, and di crisis wey dey happen for Rivers State.
Police don deploy personnel for strategic locations across di country, but di organizers of di protest, led by Juwon Sanyaolu, say dem no go back down. Sanyaolu talk say, ‘We dey ready for any kind oppression from security agencies. We go either confront dem or stand our ground peacefully.
“Last time during #EndBadGovernance, we see as dem kill innocent people and arrest minors. Di Inspector-General for Police suppose don resign long ago, and di president also supposed don step down,” him talk.
Sanyaolu add say mobilization for di protest show say people for Nigeria dey frustrated. “We dey see plenty Nigerians start 30-day challenge to show dem anger against di government,” him go on.
Adenola Michael, one of di coordinators for Abuja also confirm say police threats no go stop dem. “Nigeria still be democracy, even though di rulers dey behave like tyrants. We go protest tomorrow to defend our democracy,” him talk.
The police don warn say di protest timing dey ‘ill-timed and mischievous.’ Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, say di protest clash with di first National Police Day wey go celebrate di work of police officers.
“We no dey against peaceful gathering, but di timing of dis protest dey suspicious, especially since we dey invite dignitaries and diplomats to celebrate our police,” Adejobi add.
Di police urge di organizers to reconsider and engage di government constructively. Adejobi go further talk say, “Nigeria dey recognize dem police on April 7, and we no understand why una wan protest on di same day.”
Victor Lijofi, one of di coordinators for di Take-It-Back Movement for Osun State, also reject di police advice and maintain say di protest go happen. “Dis no be about di police; na about di people wey dey pay dem salaries. We go still ask dem to provide security for us,” him talk.
For Lagos, Police Commissioner Moshood Jimoh don put all command staff on alert and dey ready to secure critical locations during di protest.
“We don hear reports say some groups wan incite protest to show their grievances about high cost of living na why police dey ready for any kind disturbance,” di circular from di command talk.
Police dey prepare for di protest across di country, with reports from Adamawa, Ogun, and Niger states, where authorities don alert personnel for action to maintain peace.
Nasarawa and Kwara also don pledge to uphold di law, warning any group wey cause trouble go face di law. Police dey monitor di situation closely, and they don ask citizens to remain calm.
For Sokoto, di police dey engage community leaders to douse any tension and dey work to prevent any potential problems wey fit arise from di protest.
Dis nationwide protest dey a pivotal moment for citizens wey seek to voice dem concerns about governance-related issues and raise di alarm on di state of civil liberties in di country.
