Yesterday 11th January, we (NBA Ikeja branch members) proceeded to Ogba where there was an initial hesitation of mourners to hold a rally for Ademola Aderinto, the slain youth, as it was rumored that they would be cracked down upon by the police; however we encouraged the rally to hold. There, Adebamigbe Omole, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ikeja branch chairman assured them that we would ensure that Ademola’s case was not swept under the carpet and that his killer would be prosecuted. We went on to Gani Fawehinmi Square, Ojota to join protesters there. By about 2 p.m, our chairman, Omole addressed the crowd – no less than 2million in number, encouraging them to continue with the protest: 65 naira per litre or nothing; the government was elected by the people and if the majority of the people say they do not want a particular policy, the government must listen. From Ojota we went to the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) Panti. There we met with the head, Deputy Commissioner of Police Yuguda Abdullahi who said that the trigger happy Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Segun Fabunmi, who shot Ademola was in his custody and assured us that that he would indeed be prosecuted. WE CONTINUE WITH THE PROTEST TODAY, 12TH JANUARY 2012.
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