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The protesters arrested see activists Bosede Imanah and Flagboy
A peaceful protestation successful Abuja demanding a reappraisal of the Cybercrime Act and alleviation from economical hardship was violently disrupted connected Monday aft information forces fired teardrop gas, scattering demonstrators and starring to aggregate arrests.
The protesters arrested see activists Bosede Imanah and Flagboy.
The protest, organised by the Take-It-Back Movement and different civilian nine groups, was portion of a nationwide objection against authorities policies, including the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act, rising economical hardship, and the governmental situation successful Rivers State, which protesters described arsenic a "state of emergency."
Demonstrators had gathered successful the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), carrying placards with messages specified arsenic “Stop the Repression” and “Let Us Breathe,” erstwhile information unit deployed teardrop gas, causing chaos arsenic protesters fled for safety. SaharaReporters observed that respective individuals were injured successful the stampede.
Among those arrested were Bosede Imanah, a salient activist, and Flagboy, a well-known societal critic. Human rights advocator and erstwhile statesmanlike campaigner Omoyele Sowore was besides contiguous astatine the protest, lasting successful solidarity with the demonstrators.
The Take-It-Back Movement had insisted that determination was nary going backmost connected the scheduled nationwide protestation acceptable for Monday, April 7.
The protest, according to the group, aims to code what it describes arsenic the "authoritarianism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, maltreatment of quality rights, and the misuse of the Cybercrime Act."
The protestation is tagged: “Nationwide Protest Against Bad Governance and Suppression of Free Speech.”
The ignoble @PoliceNG officers were deployed and they attacked america during today’s #RepealTheCyberCrimeAct protestation successful Abuja. #EgbetokinMustGo #RevolutionNow pic.twitter.com/bJBkX0v1Oj
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) April 7, 2025
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