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Nigeria's 'Take-It-Back' Movement Determined to Hold Protest

Organizers of planned nationwide protests named the Take-It-Back Movement have said they will go ahead with their action despite a call by the authorities for the protests to be canceled. In a statement, the Nigeria Police Force said the April 7 date is "ill-conceived and mischievous," given that it coincides with the maiden edition of the National Police Day celebration.

The take-it-back movement said it called the demonstration to address "authoritarianism of President Bola Tinubu administration, abuse of human rights and the misuse of the Cybercrime Act". The group's coordinator Juwon Sanyaolu listed as part of their demands the need to repeal the Cybercrime Act and end emergency rule in Rivers State.

A similar protest action in August 2024 against "bad governance" and the rising cost of living in the country disrupted business activities in many states.

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Nigerian police force (file photo).

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