Details Emerge as Presidency Moves to Stop #FearlessInOctober Protest

• Nigeria’s 64 independence celebration on Tuesday, October 1 is being threatened by the planned nationwide #FearlessInOctober protests
• The #FearlessInOctober is a continuation of the #Endbad governance protests in August against suffering and economic hardship in the country
• The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed how the federal government is making moves to stop the protest from holding

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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has started making moves to prevent a repeat of days of sustained protests in October with the planned #FearlessInOctober protests.

The October 1 planned mass action tagged #FearlessInOctober, is another round of protests following the #Endbad governance protests which happened between August 1 and 10.

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Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the government's effort to stop the protest, Daily Trust reports.

Onanuga said the security agencies are already engaging some of the organisers of the protest against the current hardship in the country.

Tinubu's aide further stated that the government is not against peaceful protest but apprehensive about such protests degenerating into riots.

“But the government is always apprehensive about such protests degenerating into a riot as we experienced in August or the 2020 EndSARS protest in many parts of the country.

“Security agencies have been discussing with some of the organisers and they are being monitored so that they do not plunge the country into chaos or allow themselves to be used by internal and external forces which want to subvert the country and the 16-month-old administration”

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Legit.ng recalls that the last protest saw some protesters calling for a regime change while waving Russian flags in the northern part of the country.

October 1st Protest: Organisers send message to police

Legit.ng earlier reported that organisers of the October 1st nationwide protest requested security support from the Nigerian Police to ensure participant safety.

Hassan Soweto of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has called for peaceful demonstrations against "anti-poor policies".

The protest in Lagos will start at 7.30am at Ikeja under the bridge, with participants marching through various streets to raise awareness.

Source: Legit.ng