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Mr Inibehe Effiong, who is the human rights lawyer, has claimed that no fewer than 60 protesters may have been arrested by the police in the states where the #RevolutionNow protest took place on Monday. Mr Inibehe Effiong, who is also the National Legal Adviser of the African Action Congress, lamented that the clampdown on the protesters was an ominous sign of greater danger to come, adding that Nigeria was no longer practising democracy. He said, “In Ogun State alone, we learnt that about 20 protesters were arrested, while nine were arrested in Lagos. In Cross Rivers, Ondo, Kwara, Nigerians were also arrested for demanding their rights. “The militarisation is unwarranted. There is no need for this primitive deployment of state power to quell an ordinary civic response to the situation in the country. The government, the police and the army did not need to do this. “Even the manner they went about it clearly shows that Nigeria is not a democratic country. When

It is said that sounds of major gunshots were heard around the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos when Police officers and soldiers chased the RevolutionNow protesters out of the area. It could be recalled that the protesters, who arrived at the stadium around 7am on Monday, for the kick-off of the protest met a detachment of policemen at the entrance of the stadium. Some soldiers later joined the policemen. Eliaz Ozikpu, who was one of the protesters lamented that he was discussing the protest plans with others when security operatives crossed over the road to meet them. “We were standing here, while they watched us from the other side. Suddenly, they moved on us and said we can’t talk to the press. We weren’t even talking to the press yet. We were addressing ourselves,” Ozikpu was quoted as saying. “The protesters, however, started chanting calling for the release of Omoyele Sowore, convener of the movement who was arrested Saturday by operatives of the Department of Sta