RevolutionNow – Nigerian security agencies have sealed off Lagos Centre, Ikeja, Lagos, venue of a #ReveloutionNow event scheduled for Monday.
The event, expected to attract notable Nigerians such as Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, a human rights lawyer, Femi Falana and labour unions.
An eyewitness said police had arrested some people who had come for the event.
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Femi Falana, human rights activist has defied heavy security at the venue of a planned symposium by #RevolutionNow organizers.
Falana stormed the venue at 11:40 pm leading to chants of solidarity by people who had converged despite the sealing off of the venue by Nigerian security forces.
Upon arrival, Falana was blocked by the security agents who prevented him from gaining access to the building.
The Coalition for Revolution has announced that it would gather Nigerians and activists for a mass march in Lagos on Monday in defiance to the Nigerian authorities.
The event will feature members from human rights organisations such as Amnesty International, SERAP, Nigerian Union of Journalists, Enough Is Enough, National Association of Nigerian Students among others.
The Nigerian Government on August 3, 2019, arrested co-convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, for planning anti-government protests nationwide.
The peaceful protests, which held August 5, 2019 nationwide, witnessed armed repression from the government leading to the detention of many participants.
In a statement on Sunday, CORE said, “In view of the stepping-up of government repression within the past days following the peaceful #RevolutionNow protest, the Coalition for Revolution is organising a working consultative assembly of activists and organisations against the draconian development and the detention of scores of activists in the Department of State Services cells.
“This is in continuation of our popular struggle. Consultation and mass education are necessary in the struggle for change.”
