Nandap further urged military members to rise to the occasion by announcing the “temporary suspension of all leave applications.”
This comes amid increasing demands for a national demonstration scheduled for August 1–10, 2024.
These developments were disclosed by the service public relations officer, Mr. Kenneth Udo, in a statement he signed on Saturday and headed “Planned protest: CGIS expresses readiness to secure Nigeria’s borders.”
“In keeping with the responsibility of safeguarding the nation’s gateways placed on the shoulders of the Service, officers especially Heads of Border Commands,” according to Udo, the directions are.
“Rise to the occasion by ensuring that no foreign element can take advantage of the protest to destabilize the country,” she told staff members.
“She instructs the temporary suspension of all leave requests and mandates that officers perform their duties with the highest professionalism and patriotism both during and after the demonstration, emphasizing that Nigeria is the only nation we call home,” the statement went on.
In order to improve national security, the Immigration Chief also gave Nigerians assurances about the Service’s readiness to protect the country’s borders.
The planned protest on August 1 is scheduled soon after comparable protests in Kenya, which experts speculate Nigerians may have taken inspiration from.
Weeks of large protests by Kenyan youth have forced President William Ruto’s administration to reverse its tax rise plans. Millions of young Kenyans were mobilized for protests by organizers using social media sites like X and Instagram; a similar tactic was utilized on Nigerian social media.
Nigeria had widespread protests in October 2020 as hundreds of youths staged demonstrations against police brutality.
The protestors, who subsequently turned violent, accused the security forces—who denied using live ammunition—for the destruction of houses valued at billions of naira and the resulting carnage.
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