No fewer than 12 arrested “hungry protest” protesters have been released by the police in Lagos State.
This was revealed in a statement on Friday by Barr. Inibehe Effiong.
According to Effiong, the protesters who were arrested at the popular Lekki Toll Gate and other parts of the state were “grabbed by thugs” and “handed over to the police.”
However, he mentioned that a “team of pro bono lawyers under the auspices of Lawyers for Rule of Law and Human Rights” secured their release after complaining about their “arbitrary arrest” to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police.
“Our team of pro bono lawyers under the auspices of Lawyers For Rule of Law and Human Rights has just secured the release of 12 protesters who were arrested by the police at the Lekki Toll Gate and other parts of Lagos,” he said.
“Most of them were grabbed by thugs at the toll gate and handed over to the police.
“We met with the Commissioner of Police earlier today at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park and complained about the ongoing arbitrary arrest of protesters in Lagos.
“The CP then directed us to Panti, where the protesters were detained, and instructed the DCP, Panti, to release them.
“The protesters were accordingly released to me and my colleagues,” he added.
He also mentioned that his team is working diligently to ensure the release of other detained demonstrators in other states.
“We are also making efforts to help detained protesters in other states and the FCT,” Effiong mentioned.
The names of the released protesters include Labe Benedict, Nura Umar, Yaro Gazam, Joseph Jeremiah, Osinachi Udoeze, and Ayodele Ajayi.
Others are Godwin Moloku, Adelokun Wasiu, Precious Alfred, Yahaya Mohammed, Otika Victor, and Ndukwe Ogbonnaya.
