Kayode Egbetokun, Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, on Monday, directed police State Chiefs to protect intending participants of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest slated for August 1 to 10, 2024.
The directive was contained in n a letter addressed to human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa.
Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), had on July 26, 2024, written the IGP to provide police coverage for protesters. The senior lawyer had written the IGP on behalf of the Take It Back Movement, one of the groups planning the #EndBadGovernance protest in August.
In a letter dated July 29, 2024, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) directed senior police officers to address the request of senior lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa.
The response, signed by the IGP’s Principal Staff Officer, CP Johnson Adenola, also requested a meeting with Adegboruwa in Abuja on **Tuesday, July 30, 2024**, to further discuss his request.
“I am to inform you that the Inspector General of Police has directed the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (Operations and Intelligence), the Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) in charge of Zonal Police Headquarters and the Commissioners of Police (CPs) in charge of State Commands across the country to attend to your request.
“I am to also inform you that the Inspector General of Police wishes to have a meeting with you at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday, 30th July 2024 to deliberate further on your request,” CP Adenola said.
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