An
Abuja High Court on Thursday declared as illegal the banning of
peaceful rallies of the #BringBackOurgirls group by the former Federal
Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu, now an
Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 7.
In a judgment, Justice Sunday Aladetoyinbo held that the right to
freedom of association and assembly is the backbone of any democratic
dispensation, adding that the police have no right to ban Nigerians from
peaceful protest.
The judge commended the
then Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, for over-turning
the ban and stating the position of the law.
Credit: Tobi Soniyi
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