Suspend #EndBadGovernance Protests Now, Adegboruwa Tells Youths
Human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has asked youths to immediately suspend the ongoing #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests.
In a statement released on Friday, he said, “Even though the organizers hoped for well-organized, nonviolent rallies, it appears that certain irate individuals and fifth columnists entered the demonstrators’ ranks in an attempt to undermine their noble cause.
“In order to provide space for substantive communication and interaction with the government, I implore the demonstrators to leave their various protest locations and to terminate the demonstrations right away.
“Given that the protests were said to have been hijacked by sponsored agents, it is necessary to avoid further losses and casualties.
“The organisers of the protests and their representatives should embrace dialogue with the government,” he said.
While acknowledging that it was not the intention of the protests, the lawyer for the Take It Back Movement, one of the organizations that coordinated the events, expressed sadness for a few deaths and injuries that were reported during the events.
He sent out “sincere condolences to the employers and families of the security personnel and also to the protesters, praying to God to comfort them and to grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable losses” .
