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Police Ban TuFace From Protesting In Lagos

  • Date of Occurrence
    January 2, 2017
  • State/Country
    Lagos, Nigeria
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The Lagos State Police Commissioner, Mr Fatai Owoseni banned popular hip-hop celebrity, Innocent Idibia popularly known as TuFace from embarking on a planned protest. The singer used his social media platforms to announce the protest, stating that on February 5, he would lead the protest against the Federal Government’s handling of the economy among other issues. The planned protest was banned because ”criminals may hijack the process to wreck havoc in Lagos”.

Details
  • State/Country
    Lagos
  • Perpetrator
    The Lagos State Police Command
  • Legal Foundation
    Section 39 and 40 of the constitution guarantees the right of expression and freedom of assembly
  • Source
    https://guardian.ng/news/police-ban-tuface-from-protesting-in-lagos/
Location
  • Lagos, Nigeria

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Region
  • South West
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Association & Assembly
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Male
Mode of Attacks
  • Disruption and Criminalization of Protests

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