{"id":126526,"date":"2024-08-01T09:17:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T08:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/protest-tension-as-ondo-residents-fear-repeat-of-endsars-saga"},"modified":"2024-08-01T10:26:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T09:26:24","slug":"protest-tension-as-ondo-residents-fear-repeat-of-endsars-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/protest-tension-as-ondo-residents-fear-repeat-of-endsars-saga","title":{"rendered":"Protest: Tension as Ondo residents fear repeat of EndSARS saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Residents of Ondo State have expressed apprehension over the nationwide protest slated for today, August 1.<\/p>\n<p>Also, some traders have resolved that they will not open their shops for business in order not to be caught up in any unforeseen circumstance.<\/p>\n<p>While monitoring the situation in Akure, the Ondo State capital, DAILY POST reports that there is slight movement of people.<\/p>\n<p>According to a civil servant who gave her name as Funmbi Oladiran, \u201cI don\u2019t think that I\u2019ll be going to the office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want the situation of the EndSARS protest to repeat itself. I was in town when the violence started, and I was stranded because I couldn\u2019t get home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thank God that the children are now on holiday, and I can\u2019t leave my children at home because nobody knows what will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also, a trader at Arakale Road, Charles Ebuka, disclosed that a meeting had been held by traders to prevent the destruction of any of their goods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will hang around our shops and observe the situation before anyone is allowed to open the shops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe protests are okay, but the problem is that some people with another motive will want to use them to attack other people\u2019s businesses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Abayomi Oladipo, has assured residents of the state, as well as genuine protesters that adequate security will be provided to forestall any move by hoodlums to perpetrate breakdown of law and order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are to ensure the EndSARS and Kenya experiences are not reenacted in this country. We will not allow the situation to descend into chaos. We will not allow public infrastructure to be destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are prepared to protect property and lives. If you have information about the activities of the fifth columnists, pass the information along so that we can respond to such a situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has not been any group or person who has indicated interest in participating in the protest in line with the virtual meeting with the IGP for them to state their route.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians are advised to go about their normal business. We will not allow people to go and loot shops and business premises,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Residents of Ondo State have expressed apprehension over the nationwide protest slated for today, August 1. 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