August 1: Don’t Dare Come Out For Protest, Unknown Persons Threaten Lagos Residents

Less than 48 hours to the planned nationwide protests against hardship in the country, a group of persons has taken to the streets of Lagos, sternly warning residents against participating in the August 1 protest.

The unknown persons, who appeared in a viral video clip posted by a social media user Olyindamola on an X handle @dammiedammie35, were spotted at a crowded marketplace, warning residents of Lagos against joining the protests slated for Thursday.

Speaking in Yoruba language with a public address system, one of the men said: “If you are fit, come out on Thursday and see…” While another warned the people against the economic consequences of arson during the planned protests.

In another viral video posted on Instagram, traditionalists were seen on a street of Ikorodu area of Lagos State also warning against the planned protest.

While President Bola Tinubu hails from Lagos State, LEADERSHIP was unable to independently verify whether the threats by the unknown persons were sanctioned by the State government as a form of support for the Tinubu administration.

In a similar development, a former Niger Delta warlord, Mujaheed Asari Dokubo, has also warned organisers of the planned nationwide protests that the South-South was a no-go area for them.

Dokubo spoke at a stakeholder engagement organised by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday.

The event was attended by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu and other chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Niger Delta region.

“I have the capacity. If you bring your protest to Niger Delta, you’ll collect ‘wotowoto’. Go and ask those who protested during #EndSARS. Nobody will remove President Tinubu from office. He will complete his tenure and there’s nothing anybody can do about it,” the former militant leader Dokubo said.