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    Police Barricades Venue of ‘Free Lagos Movement’ Meeting

    • Date of Occurrence
      February 23, 2019
    • State/Country
      Lagos, Nigeria
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    Policemen numbering about 30 barricaded the venue of a Free Lagos Orange Movement gathering on, citing security reasons for preventing entry into the Ikeja Airport Hotel venue of what organisers described as an avenue to review the violence that greeted the February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections in the state.

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    • Date of Occurrence

      2019-02-23

    • State/Country

      Lagos, Nigeria

    • Perpetrator

      The Police

    • Legal Foundation

      Section 40 of the Nigerian Constitution

    • Source

      https://punchng.com/why-we-barricaded-venue-of-free-lagos-movement-meeting-police/

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    • Right to Freedom of Association & Assembly
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