Suspend Nationwide Protests Immediately, Adegboruwa Urges Protesters
The Human Rights Activist and Lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN, has called on the youth to immediately suspend their ongoing nationwide protests as it entered second day on Friday.
Adegboruwa, a lawyer with the Take It Back Movement—one of the groups participating in the protests—expressed regret over the deaths and losses incurred, emphasizing that these were not the protests’ objectives.
On the eve of the protests, Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), had advised the organizers to reduce the planned 10-day action to just one day.
In a statement obtained by The Nation on Friday, Adegboruwa said, “Though the intention of the organisers was to achieve peaceful and well-coordinated protests, it would seem that fifth columnists and some angry persons infiltrated the ranks of the protesters to derail their laudable mission.”
He appealed to the protesters, urging them to “withdraw themselves from their various protest grounds and to suspend the protests immediately and indefinitely, in order to give room for meaningful dialogue and engagement with the government.”
Adegboruwa highlighted the importance of avoiding further losses and casualties, noting that the protests had reportedly been hijacked by sponsored agents. He urged the organizers to seek dialogue with the government through their representatives.
He expressed “sincere condolences to the employers and families of the security personnel and also to the protesters,” offering prayers for comfort and fortitude in bearing the irreparable losses.
Furthermore, Adegboruwa called on President Bola Tinubu to “directly address the nation and then engage the protesters, through their representatives.” He suggested that the government should establish a committee comprising individuals of integrity to meet with the protesters and address their concerns.
Recall, the ongoing national protest which entered the second day on Friday, has characterized with killing, looting, destruction of public and private properties.
