ADC Condemns Police Disruption of Kano Rally, Demands Release
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) condemned the disruption of a peaceful "Tinubu Must Go" rally at The Avenue Event Center in Kano, describing the actions of the Kano State Police Command as shameful, unconstitutional, and authoritarian. In a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, the council asserted that the police violated the rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution.
The rally, led by Barrister Abba Hikima, was disrupted when police barricaded the venue and intimidated participants. The ADC-PCC criticized the arrest of the venue owner for hosting the gathering, questioning the legality of such an action.
Ologbondiyan emphasized that the government's suppression of dissent contradicts democratic values. He urged the Inspector-General of Police and the Kano State Police Command to release the event center owner and called on civil society and human rights groups to recognize the erosion of democratic freedoms in Nigeria.
The ADC-PCC expressed solidarity with the youths involved in the rally.
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