POLICE PLACE BAN ON PRO-DEMOCRACY GROUPS AT ABUJA UNITY FOUNTAIN,SAYS THEY ARE NUISANCE

The garden’s proximity to the Federal Secretariat, Eagle Square, Supreme Court, National Assembly and the Presidential Villa, has also made it a choice place for activists, who often use it as a kick-off point for processions into the residents and offices of the highest authorities in the land.

However, an activists, Oby Ezekwesili while responding to the order and comments of the police boss said the current commissioner appears to be the one constituting nuisance for failing to understand the principles of a democratic society.

“He’s the real nuisance. He’s an embarrassment to a democratic Nigeria. We the citizens that are demanding accountability and good governance in our country will have the last laugh’, Ezekwesili said

“Please tell the commissioner of police to go into the archives and find out what happened to the former commissioner, Joseph. He should go and study his constitution and he should meet us in court, because he’s not going to stand against our constitutional rights”, she said