Nigeria’s Minister of Information Lai Mohammed has warned those planning to protest at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos on Saturday to desist, warning that the Federal Government will not tolerate any further agitations.
Mohammed who gave the warning during a press briefing on Thursday, alleged that some Nigerian activists have linked up with subversive elements outside the country with a plan to destabilise Nigeria, a familiar position the government adopted during last year’s demonstrations.
According to him, “peaceful protests are the constitutional rights of Nigerians, violent protests are not.
“At this time, the chances that any peaceful protest will be hijacked are very high.”
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He went on to note that the federal government is watching the role being played by social media platforms “in this renewed clamour for violence in the country”.
“Recall that the social media platforms that eagerly nudged on the EndSARS protesters, until the situation got out of hand, are the same ones that quickly pulled the plug on even their own President when the chips were down in their own country,” he said.
“I hope we have all learnt our lessons. If we allow them to destroy our country, we will bear the brunt.”
