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Police Seal up Symposium Venue to Prevent Meeting From Holding

  • Date of Occurrence
    August 9, 2019
  • State/Country
    Lagos, Nigeria
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Men of the Nigeria Police Force on Monday stormed and sealed the venue where a group of activists and citizens, including  Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, were to speak and deliberate on the state of insecurity in the country.

The programme organised by a group, Coalition for Revolution, was scheduled to hold on Ibijoke Street, in the Oregun area of Lagos State at 11 am, but security agents stormed the venue and prevented participants from entering the place.

Actions Taken

Following the actions by security operatives, citizens took to the street to protest and address members of the press, expressing their dissatisfaction at the government’s consistent repression of democratic freedoms in the country.

Details
  • Date of Occurrence
    2019-08-09
  • State/Country
    Lagos
  • Perpetrator
    The Nigeria Police Force and Department of State Security
  • Legal Foundation
    Section 39 and 40 of the Nigerian Constitution
  • Source
    https://punchng.com/police-seal-programme-venue-to-stop-soyinka-falana/
Location

Lagos, Nigeria

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  • South West
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Association & Assembly
Mode of Attacks
  • Disruption and Criminalization of Protests
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