Human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, representing the Take It Back Movement, has called for an urgent halt to ongoing nationwide protests against governance issues in Nigeria.
In a statement released Friday, Adegboruwa cited concerns that infiltrators and agitators had disrupted the peaceful intentions of the organizers.
He appealed to protesters to withdraw from their locations and suspend demonstrations indefinitely, advocating instead for dialogue with the government to prevent further escalation and casualties.
“Though the intention of the organisers was to achieve peaceful and well-coordinated protests, it would seem that fifth columnists and some angry persons infiltrated the ranks of the protesters to derail their laudable mission,” he said in a statement on Friday.
“I appeal to the protesters to withdraw themselves from their various protest grounds and to suspend the protests immediately and indefinitely, in order to give room for meaningful dialogue and engagement with the government.
“Given that the protests were said to have been hijacked by sponsored agents, it is necessary to avoid further losses and casualties.
“The organisers of the protests and their representatives should embrace dialogue with the government,” he said.
