COURT FREES 12 IPOB MEMBERS AFTER FOUR YEARS IN DETENTION. (VIDEO/PHOTO).

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  Court Frees 12 IPOB Members After Four Years in Detention An Ebonyi State High Court has released 12 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) after nearly four years in detention. The court freed the detainees on Thursday following the withdrawal of the last charge by the state’s Director of Public Prosecution, in compliance with multiple previous court rulings that had acquitted them. Their lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed the release, noting that the 12 were part of a group of 36 IPOB members arrested on May 24, 2021. He reaffirmed that efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the remaining detainees. Watch video below. 

NORMALCY RETURNS TO LAGOS AFTER FOUR DAYS HUNGER PROTEST. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE


 NORMALCY RETURNS TO LAGOS AFTER FOUR DAYS HUNGER PROTEST

 


Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu chaired the Executive Council Meeting on Monday as full government activities resumed following a four-day hunger protest across Nigeria.

 

President Bola Tinubu had urged protesters to cease demonstrations and engage in dialogue in a broadcast on Sunday. In response, Governor Sanwo-Olu praised the Lagos protesters for ending their actions in line with the President's appeal.

 

Speaking to journalists at the Lagos House in Ikeja, Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso confirmed that Lagos is currently peaceful and that government operations have fully resumed.

 

"Lagos is peaceful, and that is what Lagosians want," Omotoso said. "The Governor has resumed the business of the state, and government workers are back at their desks. Members of the public are returning to engage with government services", he said

 

Omotoso emphasized Lagos's role as Nigeria's commercial hub and expressed gratitude to the protesters for their contribution to the city’s stability. "Lagosians have chosen peace and rejected chaos," he added.

 

He also reported that since the state government issued three contact numbers for dialogue, thousands of calls have been received from individuals and groups seeking to engage with the government.

 

Check on major markets across the state and the state secretariat confirmed the position of the commissioner on state of things in the state.

 One more photo below. 

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