Court restricts #EndBadGovernance protesters in Ogun

The Ogun State High Court has ordered the sponsors of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests to limit their activities to four locations in the state.

The court, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, also restricted the time frame of the protests to between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Ogun State.

Granting an application moved by the Ogun State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwasina Ogungbade (SAN), the presiding judge, Justice O. Ogunfowora, directed that all protests under the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria slogan or any other slogan from August 1 to August 10, 2024, must be limited in place and time.

The judge prohibited the protesters from protesting anywhere in the state except at the MKO Stadium in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital; Ansar-ud-Deen Comprehensive High School, Ota; Remo Divisional High School, Sagamu; and Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu-Ode.

The Attorney-General explained that the four locations are across the four divisions of the state in the three senatorial districts, allowing protesters in those vicinities to conveniently participate in the protests under adequate protection and without infringing on the rights of any non-protesting members of the public.

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The judge, in his ruling, also prohibited any protest from taking place outside the hours of 8 am to 5 pm.

Justice Ogunfowora further directed the Ogun State Commissioner of Police to enforce the order and ensure that the protests are held only in the specified locations and during the time periods stated in the order.

The judge declared that the order would last for seven days and ordered the state to serve the application on notice within that period.

Justice Ogunfowora shortened the time for the protesters to respond to the application to 72 hours.

Justice Ogunfowora, therefore, adjourned the case to August 6, 2024.

The Star