The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed his men across the country to “deal decisively” with arsonists and troublemakers as youths stage #EndBadGovernance protests against hunger and economic hardship across the Federation starting on Thursday, August 1, 2024.
The police chief said in a statement he signed on the eve of the scheduled nationwide protests that the protest organizers had neglected to provide the police with information about the protests, including the identities of those who intended to participate and the locations of gatherings, among other things.
“The movement’s name, Take It Back Movement, has far-reaching undemocratic, unconstitutional, and illegal connotations,” the IGP stated.
Egbetokun said the police wouldn’t fold their arms and watch a degeneration of the situation into a “state of anomy”.
He put all police formations across the country on alert to protect innocent lives and properties from attack and destruction.
