By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has passionately pleaded with FCT residents to obey the court order restricting protests to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.
Wike made the call in Abuja on Thursday after the FCT Security Council meeting.
The meeting was to review developments following the commencement of a 10-day nationwide protest on Thursday.
He called on protesters to confine themselves to the Stadium by the Court Order obtained on Wednesday, explaining that an intelligence report revealed that some unidentified persons would be coming out on Friday to destroy properties in the guise of protest.
Such action, according to him, may lead to loss of lives and warned that security agencies will not allow it.
“You are aware that there was a Court Order as of Wednesday.
“The court did not stop the protest, but the court said that the protest must be confined to a particular area, which is Moshood Abiola National Stadium.
“That security agencies should allow the protesters to converge at the stadium and talk to the world through the press.
“We believe, as a democratic society, while you want to carry out your protest, you should do it according to the rule of law.”
Wike expressed concern that the protesters tried to move to the Eagle Square against the court order.
“We think that this country belongs to all of us; we think that we must work according to the rule of law, and working according to the rule of law is obeying Court Order,” he said.