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The federal government has released a statement to address the threats from End Sars protesters who have been circulating fliers with the headline “Occupy Lekki Toll Gate”.
The text was released by the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed in Abuja on Thursday, February 11, 2021, and reads:
“As you may be aware, some endsars perpetrators have given notice of the plans to return to Lagos – Lekki toll gate to be specific – on Saturday, February, 13. The “Occupy Lekki toll gate flier has been circulating online with the proponents threatening that “Lagos will burn again”.
Let me be clear. While peaceful protests are constitutional rights of Nigerians, violent protests are not. At this time, the chances that any peaceful protest will be hijacked are very high.
Based on the intelligence at the disposal of the federal government, some Nigeria activists have linked up with others outside Nigeria, including subversive elements with a view to destabilizing the country. We can not and must allow this to happen.
The End Sars campaign last October started as a peaceful protest against police brutality. As a government that believes in the constitutionally-guaranteed right of the citizens to engage in peaceful protest, the federal government did nothing to hinder the protest for as long as they remained peaceful”.
