Court Extends Lagos Protest Restrictions to 2 Venues, List Emerges
- A Lagos high court sitting in Igbosere has extended an order limiting the 'End Bad Governance in Nigeria' protests in Lagos to two designated venues
- Legit.ng reports that the locations are Freedom Park and Peace Park, located in Ojota and Ketu areas of the state respectively
- Justice Sherifat Sonaike gave the extension order following an application by a key official of the Lagos state government
Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering public affairs.
Ikeja, Lagos state - The Lagos high court in Igbosere has extended a previous directive limiting demonstrators in Lagos to the Freedom and Peace Park within Ketu and Ojota areas of the state.
As reported by Leadership newspaper, Justice Sherifat Sonaike issued the order following an application by the Lagos state attorney-general and commissioner for justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), for an extension order, having complied with the pre-action protocols for preemptive remedies ordered last week by another judge, Justice Emmanuel Ogundare.
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Legit.ng reports that the ongoing demonstrations are mainly against the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation and accusations of misgovernment in Africa’s most populous country.
Dubbed #EndbadGovernanceinNigeria, the protest movement won support with an online campaign.
But officials have warned against attempts to copy recent anti-government protests in Kenya, where demonstrators forced the president to abandon new taxes.
Protest leaders, a loose coalition of civil society groups, promised to press on with rallies in Lagos and other Nigerian cities.
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Thugs chase away Lagos protesters
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that some protesters marching through Alausa, Lagos state's government hub, were driven off the streets.
The office of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is located in Alausa, where these protesters were marching.
The protesters had refused to relocate to the court-approved Freedom Park in Ojota, and have been demonstrating since Thursday, August 1.
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