Security has been beefed up around the head office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission located on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The anti-graft agency had recently raised the alarm that some groups were planning a series of protests against the EFCC.
Heavily armed policemen attached to the Lagos State Anti-Crime Outfit – Rapid Response Squad are stationed in their vans in strategic routes leading to the Lagos EFCC office.
Armed operatives of the Department of State Services are also part of the joint security forces manning the routes with patrol vans, heavy anti-riot gun trucks and Black Marias.
The protesters operating under the tag – #ReformEFCC have reportedly outlined six key demands which they will submit to various offices of the commission across the country.
Some of the demands of the protesters include:
“Respect our fundamental human rights
“Stop indiscriminate arrest and invasion of people’s homes
“Stop destroying people’s properties in the name of sting operation.
“Stop the profiling of young Nigerians
“Stop assaulting and manhandling Nigerians”
An X user, who is also one of the major organisers of the protest, @PidomNigeria, however, clarified, “This #ReformEFCC’s protest today is not sponsored by anyone, it’s not political, neither does it have any political undertone in it.
“It is purely a people centered organic peaceful protest, calling for a much needed reformation of EFCC, for a better performance. Anyone who is seen calling for Tinubu must go, or End APC at the protest venues, in order to give this peaceful protest a political coloration, will be handed over to the police by protesters.”
Meanwhile, none of the protesters had been sighted as of the time of filing this report.
