DAILY TRUST
The Defence Headquarters has warned those mobilising for a nationwide protest that while it is their right to protest, it will not condone anarchy.
Tagged #EndBadGovernace, organisers of the protest have lamented about widespread hunger and inflation in the land,
Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, said the military won’t allow anarchy to befall Nigeria.
He added that the military has uncovered plots by unscrupulous elements to hijack the protest and turn it into a violent one by attacking innocent Nigerians and their businesses.
“While citizens have the right to peaceful protest, they do not have the right to mobilise for anarchy and unleash terror.”
“I will say that the contemporary context of this planned protest is to shadow what is happening in Kenya and I will add that what is happening in Kenya in terms of protest, one, it is violence, two, it remains unresolved as we speak.
A similar protest in 2020 ended after military incursion.
Soldiers had invaded the tollgate, dispersing them forcefully. Although there were reported deaths and injuries, the Federal Government and military authorities denied harming the protesters.
