Abuja — A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday, declared as illegal the banning of peaceful rallies of the #BringBackOurgirls group by the former FCT Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu, now an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 7.
In a judgment it delivered, the court presided over by Justice Sunday Aladetoyinbo, held that the right to freedom of association and assembly is the bedrock of any democratic governance, adding also that the police has no right to ban Nigerians from peaceful protest.
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