August 09, (THEWILL) – Security operatives, comprising agents of the Department of State Services (DSS) and police, have laid siege to the office of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Ikeja, Lagos State.
THEWILL reports that the operatives surrounded the office at 43, Adeniyi Jones Avenue, off Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, ahead of a public symposium and candlelight procession scheduled for Friday, August 9.
The event, which is part of the #EndBadGovernance protests movement, aims to pay tribute to people who lost their lives due to poor governance in Nigeria.
Organisers had invited the public to join the solemn gathering. Attendees were requested to wear black mourning attire and bring candles.
Nigerians had on Thursday, August 1, hit the streets to protest what they tagged #EndBadGovernance in the country. However, the protest took a different dimension when protesters in the northern part of the country hoisting Russian flag called for regime change.
President Bola Tinubu had summoned heads of security agencies and directed a crackdown on those threatening democracy in Nigeria.
The DSS and other security agencies have so far conducted a series of raids and arrested dozens of persons, including foreign nationals.
