The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, says operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have invaded its national headquarters, at Ikeja, Lagos.
The CDHR National President, Comrade Debo Adeniran, and National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Idris Olayinka, raised the alarm in a statement released by them on Friday.
The statement accused the police of preventing occupants of the building from gaining entrance.
The statement alleged that the motive of the police was to stop the Education Rights Campaign Symposium scheduled to hold at the main hall of the CDHR office.
The statement said: “The police were seen with several Hilux vans laying siege to the CDHR National Headquarters Rights House, preventing the participants from holding the programme.
“We, however, use this medium to call on the Inspector-General of Police and the Lagos State Police Commissioner to call these people to order from stopping a lawful and peaceful assembly.
“Otherwise, it will tantamount to gross violation of rights to peaceful assembly and freedom speech”.
Source: PM News
