BREAKING: Police give fresh order to ‘End Bad Governance’ protesters, see full details

• The Nigerian police occupy acknowledged ‘it in all fairness expected that peaceable protesters would occupy withdrawn’ from the ongoing ‘nationwide’ articulate against financial hardship
• The police disclosed that it made a total of 681 arrests on Thursday, August 1, and Friday, August 2
• In an announcement viewed by Legit.ng, the police acknowledged reports indicting its males for shooting silly unarmed protesters had been “manipulative”

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of journey covering public and security affairs.

FCT, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Power (NPF) on Saturday, August 3, suggested these taking part in the ten-day ‘Stay Rotten Governance’ articulate to “straight withdraw from it”.

In an announcement by its spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police acknowledged the ongoing articulate (billed to total on Saturday, August 10) “has clearly grew to alter into violent”.

The safety company praised its males and sister parastatals for meting out a “decisive clampdown on felony parts exploiting the protests for unlawful actions”.

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The police’s assertion partly reads:

“The continuing articulate has clearly grew to alter into violent.

“We subsequently show law-abiding voters taking part in the articulate across the nation to straight withdraw from it. This advice becomes mandatory in observe of the violence that has characterised the articulate in the final 2 days.

“It in all fairness expected that peaceable protesters would occupy withdrawn from the articulate that has grew to alter into violent.”

The police added:

“At some stage in this now not easy length, the Nigeria Police Power reaffirms its commitment to performing its splendid tasks with professionalism, declaring law and say, and stopping anarchy right thru the nation.

“The Nigeria Police urges all voters and residents to push aside false and psychologically manipulative reports circulating about incidents right thru these protests.”

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Police arrest protesters on Day 3

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Nigerian police allegedly arrested protesters out of doors the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Saturday, August 3, the third day of the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations in the capital metropolis.

The protesters in the originate sought to congregate at Eagle Sq., but this was denied.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and duplicate editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng