Police halt #RevolutionNow protest in Osogbo

Policemen arresting one of the #RevolutionNow protesters at Olaiya junction in Osogbo, Osun state.

FILE PHOTO: Policemen arresting one of the #RevolutionNow protesters at Olaiya junction in Osogbo, Osun state.

By

Hameed Oyegbade, Osogbo

Mon, 5 Aug 2019 20:22:23 WAT

The police in Osun state on Monday stopped the revolution protest in Osogbo.

Daily trust reports that some of the protesters were arrested by the men of Osun State Police Command at the popular Olaiya junction.

The leader of the protesters, Comrade Olawale Adebayo said the spate of joblessness, insecurity and hunger in the country warranted their call for revolution.

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He added that the estimated electricity billing, epileptic power supply, destruction of farms by herdsmen have become unbearable.

He also said that they were not happy that Osun state government imposed levies on artisans, Okada riders, drivers and traders in the state.

“We hereby maintain that we have inalienable constitutionally and fundamental right to peacefully protest this inadequacies,” he said.

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