Ahead of the planned nationwide protest on August 1, the Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have urged Nigerians who will participate in the protest to be orderly.
According to the bishops who gave the admonition after a meeting held at the Domus Pacis Pastoral Institute in Igoba, Akure, the Ondo State capital, security agencies must ensure the security of the protesters against any form of violence. The bishops, in a communiqué issued after the meeting, which was signed by the Archbishop of Ibadan Catholic Archdiocese, Gabriel Abegunrin, and Bishop John Oyejola, emphasised that protests should cause no consternation in any normal democratic setting.
The communique read in parts, 'The protests in Nigeria should be made to serve that purpose and none other. Such people should be allowed to go about their lawful business unhindered. 'The organisers of the protest have therefore a responsibility to ensure all these or call off the protest. The protesters should exercise restraint and not disturb or intimidate those who may choose not to participate in the exercise, knowing that it is their inalienable right not to do so.
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