Forward of the deliberate nationwide protest scheduled to start on August 1, the Organised Civil Society has issued tips to protesters to make sure the success of the protest in opposition to starvation and hardship within the nation.
The rules, in accordance with a press release signed by the Head, Coordinating Secretariat of the United Motion Entrance of Civil Society, Olawale Okunniyi on Wednesday, adopted a gathering with the Inspector Normal of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
The group urged protesters to be civil and orderly, and never enable anybody to impress or distract them, from the agenda of the protest. In addition they urged protesters to document with their telephones within the occasion of any exterior aggression and ship such recordings to the Civil Society Scenario Room on Protests Ethics Monitoring.
Okunniyi additionally implored protesters to not go to the venues of the protests with sharp objects or weapons as any such individual shall be handed over to safety brokers.
The assertion learn partially, “Residents taking part within the protest rallies and processions are suggested to be civil, orderly and centered and never enable anyone or forces to impress or distract them from the agenda and objective of the protest, which is to compel authorities to finish Starvation and Hardships within the nation
“Protesters ought to endeavour to return out with their small pack of bottle of water and snacks if attainable and needs to be neatly dressed. Protesters are suggested to not come to protest floor with sharp, laborious and violent objects or weapons as anyone seen with such objects and weapons shall be apprehended and handed over to safety brokers or protest monitoring staff for prosecution.
“For assist and help through the nationwide protests, residents are enjoined to contact protest displays on the state of affairs room of the organised Civil Society by way of WhatsApp of the next hotlines: +23481-884-51511, +234 814 286 4904,+234 703 504 6101, +234 803 582 3617. Please be aware that the above hotlines are for WhatsApp messages solely”.
The group additionally urged the federal government and its brokers to “demobilise and warning these being recruited to threaten and intimidate peaceable Protesters to desist to keep away from pointless conflict and battle within the curiosity of peace and stability of Nigeria.”
He added that any such sponsored mobilisation in opposition to the protesters will “could result in one other undesirable riot within the mode of #EndSars debacle in Nigeria.”