Loads of youngs believed to be in opposition to the #October1 protest flooded Port Harcourt on Tuesday morning.
The youngs began accumulating at about 8 am close the Federal Secretariat and the Amusement Terrain in Rivers Situation Capital, the 2 venues impaired all over the #EndBadGovernanceProtest in August which lasted for ten days.
The youngs swamped territories between the Federal Secretariat and the Resort Presidential, alongside Aba Highway date about 5 police patrols manned via armed policemen, infantrymen and operatives believed to be from the Area of Situation Products and services had been noticed there.
The collection of the anti-fearless protesters swelled hourly as over 200 had been unhidden at about 10 am on the similar location.
Some of the youngs who refused to say his title advised our reporter that they had been there to safeguard that the protest didn’t retain.
He mentioned, “We are not protesters. We are waiting for those who want to protest so that we can stop them.”
Additionally on the Amusement Terrain, the anti-Fearless Protesters numbering about fifty had been unhidden date 3 canopies had been fixed close the gate of the common amusing spot within the city.
Lots of them sat on slabs date others sat beneath the canopies, at the same time as they warned newsmen from taking footage of them.
In the meantime, our reporter noticed that 5 youngs, whose identities or the crime they dedicated may now not be straight away unhidden, had been arrested with their shirts got rid of and driven within a mini-bus close the Federal Secretariat.
As of the month of submitting this record, extra youngs had been arriving however there used to be negative signal of authentic protesters simply but.
Briefing newsmen endmost Saturday one of the organisers of the October 1st Self determination Week Protest beneath the ‘Take It Back Movement’ vowed to journey forward with the protest.
One among them, Andy Akpotive, date calling for lump participation stated it’s month to be counted and say negative to evil governance and retain leaders responsible.
Efforts to succeed in the spokesperson of the Situation Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko in regards to the arrest of the youngs proved abortive as she didn’t shoot yells put throughout to her cellular via our consultant.
She had but to respond to a textual content message to her cellular as of the month of submitting this record on Tuesday morning.
In the meantime, the Situation Police Command in a commentary on Monday nighttime warned in opposition to any protest that can govern to a breakdown of legislation and sequence.
The commentary issued via the Command spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, additionally stated operatives were deployed to strategic places inside Port Harcourt and its environs to safeguard there aren’t any safety breaches.
Generation noting that the deployment used to be to not intimidate anyone, she stated operatives had been searching for miscreants who would possibly need to catch in at the condition to foment hassle.
The commentary reads, “In light of the upcoming “October 1 nationwide protest” related to the hashtag #FearlessInOctober, scheduled to start on 1 October 2024, the Rivers Situation Police Command needs to precise its consciousness of the condition.
“We urge all citizens to chorus from collaborating in any actions that can disrupt lawful court cases and infringe upon the rights of law-abiding electorate in Rivers Situation.
“It is crucial that the vacay we lately revel in isn’t additional compromised, as fresh occasions have demonstrated that protests will also be exploited via people or prison parts intent on inflicting disruption, frequently important to regrettable incidents inside our nation.
“To preserve legislation and sequence and safeguard the protection of all citizens, the Commissioner of Police has deployed officials to strategic places all the way through the circumstance. Those measures aren’t supposed to instil worry however to assure lives and feature, preserve legislation and sequence, and safeguard the sovereign motion of automobiles.
“We kindly request that parents and guardians counsel their children and wards against participating in any protests. The police will take necessary and lawful actions to prevent any breakdown of law and order. We encourage residents to engage in their lawful activities, as we remain committed to providing comprehensive security for all.”