Police arrest OK Movement coordinator during Independence Day march in Uyo
READ ALSO: Police give new account of arrests of five men over ‘Tinubu Must Go’ T-shirts According to the movement, its organisers met with Mr Azare on 29 September, when the commissioner raised concerns about providing security for the planned two-million-man march, as the PDP also had an approved rally on the same date and at the same locations.
Why police stopped the march Commissioner of Police Baba Azare told PREMIUM TIMES in a telephone interview that the decision to stop the march followed security concerns and the potential for a clash between political groups.
The Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State arrested Elijah Noah, the state coordinator of the Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement, after armed officers moved to stop an Independence Day march in Uyo on Thursday.
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