In Ogun, Armed Policemen, DSS Storm Venue Of Amotekun Rally
According to The Nation, dozens of security Operatives from
the Nigeria Police, Department of State Security Service (DSS), Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), most of them armed on Monday morning
positioned themselves at Panseke, a bustling area of Abeokuta, Ogun State,
following planned rally by the Yoruba Youth Congress(YYC).
The rally which is expected to be coordinated simultaneously
in the six Southwest States is aimed drumming support for the Western Nigeria
Security Network codenamed Amotekun as well as sends message to the Federal
Government that nothing should be put in the way to kill the dream.
Although the rally is yet to commence but the armed
Operatives from the Police, DSS, NSCDC and other special units of the Police
had stormed the venue ahead of time and stationed themselves at strategic
locations by the entrances and the surrounding streets.
Some on plain clothes security Operatives were also sighted
discretely taking vigil at different access ways to Panseke.
Panseke derives its boisterousness and name to the June 12,
1993 struggle, having being theatres of most borne fires and rallying ground
for June 12 crusaders and democracy struggles.
The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Kenneth Ebrimson,
who visited the Amotekun Rally venue said the people have rights to peaceful
assembly as enshrined in the constitution but added that security Operatives
were put on ground to forestall any breach of peace.
Ebrimson warned whoever tries to harass or intimidate other
law abiding Nigerians from engaging in their legitimate business in the name of
rally would have the full weight of the law “descending ruthlessly on him.”
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