#EndBadGovernance Protest: Operatives arrest AAC guber candidate in Ondo

Security operatives in Ondo State, have arrested nine protesters, including the African Action Congress, AAC, governorship candidate, Mr. Ajayi Wizeman, during an #EndBadGovernance protest.

The protesters had gathered at the NEPA roundabout before being asked to move to Archade, where they were subsequently arrested.

Despite calls by Omoyele Sowore, the protest saw low turnout from residents of Ondo State.

Human rights lawyer, Tope Temokun, who was among the protesters, condemned the arrest, stating that there was no evidence of violence to warrant such action.

Temokun described the arrest as an unnecessary dissipation of energy and an unjustified restriction on peaceful protest.

“Particularly regarding the manner in which the protesters have coordinated their protest and what engagement transpired between the protesters and the police before the arrest

”But unknown to the protesters who were promptly complying by filing out to the said approved venue, it was a mere design to trap them to isolation and arrest them.

“As the protesters were heading there peacefully, they were ambushed by the arresting team of the Nigerian Police who were acting on orders from above and arrested the youths.

“This style of engaging citizens with deceits in civic engagement will not only lead to further loss of total trust and confidence in the police, it is very disgraceful and smacks of playing to gallery to win empty accolade from the government”

Spokesman to Ondo Police Command, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, did not pick calls to her phone.