Protests: STAY IN BARRACKS, YOU DON’T HAVE BUSINESS IN CIVIL MATTER – EFFIONG TELLS NIGERIANS MILITARY

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

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.“Nobody will be intimidated by your threat.“Soldiers should stay in their barracks and stay out of politics.”

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