"For the avoidance of doubt, any person henceforth found on the streets, roads or pathways in this country continuing with the protests or marches shall be arrested and be charged to court immediately," a statement said.
It also said "any person or group of persons calling for a regime change before the expiration of the mandate period of the current government is committing treason and will be so arrested and prosecuted no matter who she or he is."
Top rights activists and opposition politicians led massive rallies during the strike where some protesters suggested the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan step down over the January 1 removal of fuel subsidies that doubled pump prices.
Nigeria's unions on Monday called off the strike — which was launched on January 9 and brought tens of thousands into the streets — following Jonathan's decision to reduce fuel prices by around 30 percent.
As Jonathan made the announcement early Monday, soldiers deployed in key spots and occupied main protest sites. Authorities later fired tear gas, shot into the air and used armoured vehicles to disperse protesters.
Now the President is using the Military and the Police to force this new development on us.
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Jonathan is no more the weakling people say he is. He is showing that he is the Commander in Chief and the one in charge - It is a shame that the "ocuppyers" had to scamper even faster than Usain Bolt at the sound of a firecracker. Cowardly fools who had no liver were pretending they had the stuff of the Arab spring now we know that they were mere hoodlums taking advantage of the crisis to unleash terror on innocent people - while their paymasters who are now crying foul watched without saying a word
ReplyDeleteYou are a fool. Must they wait for bullets from those paid to protect them when they are defenseless. Protests the world over are meant to express dissatisfaction over policies that would bring hardships. If you are a Nigerian, you will suffer the hardships too no matter how much you are paid to defend obnoxious policies.
ReplyDeleteNigeria is gradually heading to the point where people would no longer be free to air their opinion on issues that bother them. God must save us.
ReplyDeleteHey i av seen that u realli a commander in chief and there u go. Please use the best words situations not the ones u have here................pl
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 1 u are a bastard,cant u think.they should go and face soldiers
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