Protesters who turned out for the “RevolutionNow” march at the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos state, on Monday, have been dispersed by the police.
The police are said to have also arrested scores of the protesters, including a reporter with Sahara Reporters.
The police had earlier claimed that the protest, which was being planned a group known as the ‘Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria”, aims to “force a regime change in the country.”
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The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, in a statement on Saturday, described the planned protest as amounting to “treasonable felony and acts of terrorism”.
IGP Adamu said the Force will “not stand idly-by and watch any individual or group in the society cause anarchy in the land.”