’Occupy DSS’s Protest’ Begins Tomorrow Over Sowore’s Detention
Some Human Rights’ Groups will on Tuesday (Tomorrow) begin Protest at the headquarters of Department of State Services in Abuja over the agency's refusal to release Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare despite two valid court orders served on them to do so. Starnews reports that the protest tagged: ”OccupyDSS” was organised by a coalition of human rights groups: Concerned Nigerians, Coalition for Revolution and Take it Back Movement Campus Unit. In a statement signed by the trio of Deji Adeyanju, Lanre Legacy and Sanyaolu Juwon, the group said the government should be held responsible if anything happen to Sowore and
Groups, Electricity Consumers In Ondo, Delta, Ekiti, Edo Storm Abuja To Protest Renewal of BEDC’s License
Groups of youth on Thursday stormed the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing in Maitama, Abuja to protest against the renewal of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company operational licence. Electricity consumers in Ondo Coordinated by Bring Back Our Light (BBOL) According to Primium Times, the protest was organised by the BEDC Franchise States Peoples’ Alliance and had protesters, comprising smaller groups from Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti States. Electricity consumers in Edo State coordinated by Edo Civil Society Organisation (Edoscos) The groups urged the ministry to avoid being compromised and demanded for the non-extension of the
Heavy Security At Omotosho Power Plant Against Expected Protesters
--No amount of militaristic deployment of heavy Security operatives to Omotosho can stop our peaceful protest -BBOL -The group said they have changed date of protest to increase number of protesters from 1,000 to 2,000 - We shall visit the power plant at a new date without notice, the group hinted Reports from Omotosho community, the host community of Omotosho power plant, indicated that there were heavy Security operatives in the community, especially within and around the power plant areas in readiness to stop members of the Bring Back Our Light Group in Ondo South who have officially chosen today,
