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#SARSMUSTGO: Protesters defy Rivers Govt

Last updated: October 16, 2020 1:57 pm
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#ENDSARS protesters in Rivers state have defied the order banning all forms of protest issued by the state government Monday Night.

The Rivers state government had threatened to arrest any protester, on the grounds that the subject matter of the nationwide agitation, the special anti-robbery squad SARS, had been disbanded and as such, there is no basis for any protest.

But on Tuesday, civil society groups were on the streets of the capital city Port Harcourt marching along with hundreds of youths, through the popular Port Harcourt–Aba express way and from the pleasure park to Isaac Boro park.

Also Read : Lagos Governor to meet President Buhari over deadly #EndSARS protests

Spokesperson of the Rivers state CSO’s, Solomon Lenu in a telephone chat said, they decided to go ahead with the protest because the governor does not have constitutional right, to stop a peaceful protest.

Lenu added that the protest is not about endsars, but also seeking an end to police brutality in the state, following the recent killing of an upcoming artist Sleek .

(Edited by Tunde Orebiyi)

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