The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun has invited lawyer and activist, Mr. Ebun Olu- Adegboruwa, SAN, to a meeting at the Force headquarters in Abuja on July 30, 2024, over the August 1, nationwide protest.
Recall that Adegboruwa had previously written to the IGP on July 26, 2024, seeking protection for members of the #Take It Back Movement,’ who are part of the civil society organisations taking part in the protest.
Following Adegboruwa’s request, the IGP through his Principal Staff Officer, Johnson Adenola, said that the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Operations and Intelligence), the Assistant Inspectors-General of Police in charge of Zonal Police Headquarters, and the Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands across the country have been mandated to accede to his requests.
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Adegboruwa, was, however, invited for a meeting on July 30, 2024, with the IGP in Abuja.
The letter reads: I am to inform you that the Inspector-General of Police has directed the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (Operations and Intelligence), the Assistant Inspectors-General of Police in charge of Zonal Police Headquarters, and the Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands across the country to attend to your request.
“I am to also inform you that the Inspector-General of Police wishes to have a meeting with you at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, to deliberate further on your request.”
