Grand plots to hijack the planned nationwide hunger protests in Enugu State have been uncovered.... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶▶
This was disclosed by the Enugu State Police Command on Monday. A release by the Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, alleged that “available intelligence reveals the sinister plans of criminal elements to infiltrate, hijack the planned protests, and unleash mayhem on law-abiding citizens and property in the state”.
The state Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, in the statement, warned against acts of violence and breach of public peace by individuals or groups in the name of protest.
CP Uzuegbu, however, acknowledged the constitutional rights of citizens to lawfully assemble and express their grievances, but stressed that, “It will be completely unacceptable for them to allow such assemblies or protests to be hijacked and made to become violent, especially in these challenging times.”
Ndukwe stated, “The intelligence shows that the hoodlums, as experienced during the violent ‘End SARS: protests, intend to attack fellow citizens, destroy public and private property, and perpetrate acts of looting.”
The CP reiterated the collaborative commitment of the police and other security forces to deal decisively with such criminal elements, and cautioned those intending to carry out the planned protests in Enugu State to find reasons to shelve the plans, given the available intelligence, and seek alternative peaceful means to express their grievances.
He advised those planning the protests to “strictly adhere to existing laws, particularly the Public Order Act’, adding that, “They must apply, stating their leaders, date, time, place of takeoff, and duration of the exercise, subject to thorough assessment and approval of such applications.”
