The inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has given conditions for holding the planned nationwide protests scheduled to begin on 1 August
Mr Egbetokun announced this to journalists at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Friday.
There has been an intense mobilisation online and on X (formerly Twitter) and other social media platforms for protests against economic hardship, insecurity, and broad-ranging issues relating to bad governance in the country.
Many antagonists of the protests, including the Nigerian government, security agencies and state governors, have expressed fear that the protest could be hijacked, citing the violent outcomes of the October 2020 #EndSARS protests.
