A Lagos High Court has restricted protesters taking part in the proposed August 1 nationwide protest to the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, and Peace Park in Ketu area of Lagos State.
The court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Ogundare gave the restriction on Tuesday July 30, following a preemptive application filed by the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro, seeking to maintain and secure public safety and prevent irreparable loss of lives and property in the state during the period of the protests.
While moving his application before the court, Mr. Pedro argued that as the Chief Law Officer of the State and having been privy to notices by different interests who are for and against the nationwide protest, there is the need to protect the critical infrastructures of the state and prevent an irreparable loss of lives and property as witnessed during the EndSARS protest in 2020.
Pedro maintained that the Police in the State do not have sufficient manpower to provide security support for the demonstrators who planned to protest in all the local government councils and public highways and other areas of public access in the State.