Human Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, alongside “team of pro bono lawyers under the auspices of LAWYERS FOR RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS have just secured the release of 12 protesters who were arrested by the police at the Lekki Toll Gate and other parts of Lagos.”
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| Human Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, with “team of pro bono lawyers” take a shot with the released 12 protesters who were arrested at thr Lekki Toll Gate as well as other parts of Lagos on Friday 2 August, 2024. Photo: @InibeheEffiong |
Lawyer Effiong disclosed, “Most of them were grabbed by thugs at the Toll Gate and handed over to the police”; he went ahead to list the names of the 12 protesters released.
The Nationwide Protests is in its second day; it started on Thursday 1 August, 2024.
According to Lawyer Effiong: “Our team of pro bono lawyers under the auspices of LAWYERS FOR RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS have just secured the release of 12 protesters who were arrested by the police at the Lekki Toll Gate and other parts of Lagos.
Most of them were grabbed by thugs at the Toll Gate and handed over to the police.
We met with the Commissioner of Police earlier today at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park and complained about the ongoing arbitrary arrest of protesters in Lagos.
The CP then directed us to Panti where the protesters were detained and instructed the DCP, Panti to release them.
The protesters were accordingly released to me and my colleagues.
We are also making efforts to help detained protesters in other States and the FCT.
NAMES OF PROTESTERS RELEASED FROM DETENTION AT SCIID, PANTI ON 2/8/2024:
1.Labe Benedict
2.Nura Umar
3.Yaro Gazama
4.Joseph Jeremiah
5.Osinachi Udoeze
6.Ayodele Ajayi
7.Godwin Moloku
8.Adelokun Wasiu
9.Precious Alfred
10.Yahaya Mohammed
11.Otika Victor
12.Ndukwe Ogbonnaya
History will vindicate the just.”
