A group, under the aegis of the Take-It-Back Movement has insisted on staging its June 12 national protest against killings and undemocratic practices by those in power.
DAILY POST reports that the group led by activist Omoyele Sowore, rejected what it described as the hollow ceremonies and official pageantry that usually accompany the day.
A statement by the group’s National Coordinator, Juwon Sanyaolu, urged Nigerians to rise against undemocratic elements in power.
The group expressed the view that democracy has been dismantled by the very forces that once promised change.
“Freedom of speech is under attack. The state has turned on its citizens with an unrelenting campaign of intimidation and censorship.
“Journalists are harassed. Activists are detained. Citizens are arrested for social media posts. Through weaponisation of the Cybercrime Act, government agents now stalk the digital footprints of dissenters, silencing legitimate criticism and criminalising free expression,” the statement noted.
It added that the June 12, is not just a march for members of the movement, but for the slain in Benue, the displaced in Plateau, the silenced in detention, and the starving masses abandoned by the corrupt elite.
