EndBadGovernance Organising Committee mourns killed protesters, calls for sack of IGP
The EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Organising Committee has called for the sack of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in response to the killing of protesters.
The call was made during a candlelight symposium held in honour of the victims at the Rights House in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Friday.
At the candlelight symposium, a member of the committee and National Spokesperson of the Youth Rights Campaign, Hassan Taiwo, emphasised the urgency of sacking the IGP, stating that more than 40 people have lost their lives nationwide.
“We are demanding the sacking of the Inspector General of Police,” he asserted.
Meanwhile, the candlelight procession was expected to commence in Alausa after the symposium but police officers stopped protesters from proceeding to the Alausa area in Lagos State, instead offering an alternative route.
Taiwo added that the group was determined to mourn those killed but will not proceed to Alausa due to orders from the Lagos State Commissioner of Police.
He urged the group members to take control of the procession, emphasising that their peaceful approach should not be seen as cowardice.
Recall that the committee, based at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, Lagos, had declared three days of mourning for those killed nationwide during the ongoing EndBadGovernance protest.
Amnesty International had accused the Nigerian security forces of killing at least 21 protesters during a week of demonstrations against economic hardships.
