— calls on the to Give Government More Time To Fix The Nation’s Economy
By Obansa Ibrahim, Lokoja
Ahead of the October 1st planned Nationwide Protest, the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Bethrand C. Onuoha, psc (+), has engaged with the Executive of “TAKE IT BACK MOVEMENT” Kogi State Chapter at the Command Headquarters, Lokoja.
According to SP William Ovye Aya,
Police Public Relations Officer of the command, during the meeting the CP advised the Group to reconsider their planned protest and give Government more time to fix the economy of the Nation.
He told the leadership of the group that he called for the engagement meeting in response to their Letter received Friday 27Th September, 2024.
He noted that while the Group has right to peaceful protest in accordance with extant Laws, the CP however said, in order to avoid playing into the hands of disgruntled elements or hoodlums and prevent them from highjacking the process and unleashing mayhem on innocent citizens, destruction of their properties as well as damage of critical infrastructure which will in turn have serious adverse/negative impact on the Nation’s economy, there was need to shelve the planned protest in the state
In his response,Leader of the Group, Mose Opeyemi, assured the CP that as enlightened and law-abiding Youths in Kogi State, they accepted his advise as a father and promised to remain committed to the peace, progress and development of the State.
He further stated that the Executive and Members of the Group will meet to deliberate on all the issues raised by the CP and come up with a reasonable resolution regarding their participation in the protest.
On behalf of the Group he commended the CP for the constructive engagement which has gone alone way to enlighten them on their responsibilities as Youths who are Leaders of tomorrow and vanguard for development.
Present at the Meeting include DCP Chike Louis Nwabuwa, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations and his Assistant, ACP Aigbe Aghahowa, SP William Ovye Aya, PPRO, SP Emmanuel Abogonye, 2ic SID/OC Monitoring Unit, DSP Christopher Okoebor, PA to CP,
While members of the Group includes: Mose Opeyemi, Coordinator, Oloruntoba Segun, Muhammed Abdul, Ande Joel, Michael John, Musa Matthew, Usman Alfa, Mohammed Usman Ahmed, Ibrahim Shaibu, and Adama Shaibu