{"id":165435,"date":"2025-06-03T15:20:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/no-going-back-on-protest-take-it-back-movement-insists"},"modified":"2025-06-03T16:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T15:22:59","slug":"no-going-back-on-protest-take-it-back-movement-insists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/no-going-back-on-protest-take-it-back-movement-insists","title":{"rendered":"No going back on protest -Take-It-Back Movement insists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A group, under the aegis of the Take-It-Back Movement, led by activist Omoyele Sowore, has insisted on staging its June 12 national protest against killings and undemocratic practices by those in power.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement by the group\u2019s National Coordinator, Juwon Sanyaolu.<\/p>\n<p>In the statement, the group rejected what it described as the hollow ceremonies and official pageantry that usually accompany the day, calling on all Nigerians to rise against undemocratic elements in power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not participate in the hypocrisy of celebrating freedom where none exists. Instead, we declare this day a national day of resistance, a day to stand against tyranny and bad governance,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the group, there are signs of democratic collapse across the country, lamenting that democracy, which was won through struggle, sweat, and blood, has been dismantled by the very forces that once promised change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreedom of speech is under attack. The state has turned on its citizens with an unrelenting campaign of intimidation and censorship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJournalists are harassed. Activists are detained. Citizens are arrested for social media posts. Through weaponisation of the Cybercrime Act, government agents now stalk the digital footprints of dissenters, silencing legitimate criticism and criminalising free expression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd while the voices in the streets are silenced, the cries from rural communities echo unheard. In Plateau, Benue, Southern Kaduna, and across the Middle Belt, mass killings continue with terrifying frequency. Whole communities are decimated. Lives are snuffed out without consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInternally displaced persons multiply, while perpetrators roam free. The bloodletting has become a routine, and the state remains complicit through its inaction, negligence, or outright denial. This is not a democracy. This is organised cruelty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis June 12, we march not just for ourselves, but for the slain in Benue, the displaced in Plateau, the silenced in detention, and the starving masses abandoned by the corrupt elite,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A group, under the aegis of the Take-It-Back Movement, led by activist Omoyele Sowore, has insisted on staging its June 12 national protest against killings and undemocratic practices by those in power. This was contained in a statement by the group\u2019s National Coordinator, Juwon Sanyaolu. 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