Protests: Stay in Barracks, You Don’t Have Business in Civil Matter – Effiong Tells Nigerian Military

 

A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong has issued a warning to the Nigerian military.

 

He warned them not to interfere in the planned protest.

 

According to him, they have no business issuing a statement on a civil matter.

 

The legal expert said nobody would be intimidated by their threat.

 

The statement comes after the Defence Headquarters warned those mobilising for a nationwide protest that it will not condone anarchy.

 

Recall that some Nigerians are mobilising for a nationwide protest slated for August 1 to August 10, 2024.

 

Tagged #EndBadGovernace, organisers of the protest have lamented about widespread hunger and inflation in the country.

 

The military, during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, said it uncovered plots by unscrupulous elements to hijack the protest and turn it into a violent one by attacking innocent Nigerians and their businesses.

 

Effiong, a human rights lawyer, in a post on his X handle on Thursday, said soldiers should stay in their barracks and stay out of politics.

 

He said: “The Nigerian military has no business issuing a statement on a civil matter.