Femi Falana SAN to lead meeting with IGP, Egbetokun
The “Take it Back Movement”, one of the brains behind the proposed protest starting from August 1 has sent to the Nigerian Police, the venues of the protest in some major cities across Nigeria.
The venues include the Eagles Square in Abuja, Alausa Park by Secretariat in Lagos, Rosewale Filling Station, Iwo Road in Ibadan, Freedom Park, Oshogbo, Opposite School of Agric, Bauchi, along Tafawa Balewa Road, Opposite Wema Bank, Akpakpava Lane, Benin City, Maiduguri Roundabout, opposite State Stadium, Damaturu, Yobe State, and Rainbow Roundabout and Pantani Stadium in Rivers State.
Although the list is still expanding, the venues were the ones the Movement’s lawyer, Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa SAN sent to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun early on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
Recall that the Inspector General of Police on Monday requested for a meeting with Adegboruwa to strategize on the protest. However, in a reply, the human rights lawyer requested for an extension of the meeting to include other stakeholders. He also requested that the meeting be held virtually and led by another human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN.
Below is the full letter:
Our Ref: A&C/RC/L- 25/07/2024
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
The Inspector-General of Police,
Nigeria Police Force,
Force Headquarters,
FCT, Abuja.
Dear Sir,
RE:NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS/RALLIES/PROCESSIONS AND REQUEST FOR POLICE COVERAGE
We act as solicitors to the TAKE IT BACK MOVEMENT, and refer to our letter on the above subject-matter dated July 26, 2024 and your response thereto dated July 29, 2024, Ref. CJ:2400/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.1/10, which we have passed to our Client with instructions to respond thereto as follows.
Our Client acknowledges the commitment of the Inspector-General of Police towards complying with extant legislations granting citizens the right to hold public meetings, public rallies and public processions and the lawful discharge of the obligations placed upon the police to provide adequate coverage and protection at the venues.
We shall be glad to have the contact details of the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, and the Commissioners of Police designated to cover the said public meetings, public rallies and public processions, to ensure a peaceful and crisis-free outing.
Please find below the details of SOME of the points of convergence for the said public meetings, rallies and processions.
- ABUJA: Eagle’s Square, by the Secretariat, FCT, Abuja.
- LAGOS: Alausa Park by the Secretariat, Ikeja.
- BENIN: Opposite Wema Bank, Akpakpava Lane, Benin City.
- BAUCHI: Opposite School of Agric, Bauchi, along Tafawa Balewa Road.
- IBADAN: Rosewale Filling Station, Iwo Road, Ibadan.
- YOBE: Maiduguri Roundabout, opposite State Stadium, Damaturu, Yobe State.
- RIVERS: Rainbow Roundabout and Pantani Stadium.
- OSHOGBO: Freedom Park, Osogbo.
We shall update you with further details in the course of time, hoping that the above information suffices for planning and strategy. We are delighted to attend the meeting with the Inspector-General of Police as requested. However, in order to achieve enlarged participation, we request that the said meeting be held virtually, in order to give room for all stakeholders to attend. Specifically, we will be led in the said meeting by Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, the NBA, other lawyers and civil society organizations. We await the Zoom link for the said virtual meeting.
While thanking you for your kind consideration and support, please accept the best assurances of our highest regards, always.
Yours sincerely,
EBUN-OLU ADEGBORUWA, SAN
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