Police warn group to jettison planned ‘OccupyCBN’ protest in Abuja, Nigeria

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has warned against plans by a group to ‘occupy’ the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) today.

The warning, contained in a statement by the FCT Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Assistant Superintendent of Police Anjuguri Manzah, said the group simply identified as OccupyCBN has planned to shut down operations at the apex bank today.

Unconfirmed sources said the grudge of the group was the perceived hardship in the country, which they said was being compounded by the monetary policies of the CBN.

The statement said: “The group has neither written to inform or notify the FCT Police Command of its intention, nor has it secured any approval from the commissioner of police authorising it to do so.”

Manzah said the CBN was a sensitive institution that must not be toyed with.“The OccupyCBN group is, therefore, warned to jettison their plan and explore legitimate avenue to channel their grievances and misgiving to the appropriate authorities. Any gathering in contravention of this advice will amount to an unlawful assembly and those arrested in the act will be prosecuted in accordance with the appropriate sections of the law,” he cautioned.

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