Anxiety as Thugs Threaten Residents Against Protesting in Lagos, Video Trends

• Some suspected thugs, on Tuesday, took to the streets in Lagos state to issue a fresh directive to residents
• The hoodlums, in a video that has gone viral on social media, threatened residents not to come out for the planned hunger protest scheduled for Thursday, August 1 to 10
• The thugs, whose faces could not be captured in the footage, were seen moving through the market, telling traders who failed to comply with their directive of the consequences

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Some suspected thugs have begun to threaten Lagos state residents not to come out for the planned hunger protest scheduled for Thursday, August 1 to 10.

Recall that a "faceless group" set aside Thursday, August 1, for the planned nationwide protests against hardships occasioned by the economic reforms of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's government.

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But in a viral video making the round on social media on Tuesday, July 30, the people whose voices were only heard were chastising the market women and men to desist from the planned protest as it might lead to more destruction than that witnessed in the #EndSARS protest, The Punch reported.

“Anybody that is confident should come out on Thursday to protest. Are you the only one hungry?

“If you dare come out for the protest, you will be mercilessly dealt with,” the men in the video warned.

Legit.ng reported that this development comes amidst the directive by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, ordering senior police officers to protect participants of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest.

Watch the video below as thugs threaten residents:

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Read more about planned nationwide protest:

• Niger youths protest economic hardship, police react
• APC chairmen plan rallies nationwide against hardship protest
• Lagos youths reject protest against Tinubu’s govt

Lagos protesters to receive free legal service

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a prominent human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, expressed his readiness to assemble a legal team in Lagos state to offer representation to 'End Bad Governance' protesters.

Effiong disclosed that he has asked the inspector-general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure that Nigerians taking part in the planned protest are protected by the country’s security agencies.

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Source: Legit.ng