“Allow One Protester to Be Shot or Harmed and You’re Out of Office,” Group Warns President Tinubu

The Take-It-Back Movement (TIB) has issued a strong warning to President Bola Tinubu’s administration against using violence on Nigerians participating in the upcoming 10-day #EndBadGovernance protest, set to begin on Thursday.

In a press statement released on Wednesday by Damilare Adenola, the group’s mobilization director, TIB emphasized its stance on protecting protesters from harm.

The statement reads:

“We, the Take-It-Back Movement, issue a final warning to your administration: do not dare attempt to silence our voices with bullets or any weapon because it cannot. The blood of our brothers and sisters will not be shed in vain, you have our assurance.

“We vividly remember the atrocities committed in 2020, when the Nigerian government with your connivance in Lagos unleashed terror on peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate. But let us be clear: Buhari may have temporarily escaped the consequences of his actions, but you will not, President Tinubu.

“Your presidency hangs by a thread. The people will not be intimidated, and we will not be silenced. If you give the order to shoot, if you allow one protester to be harmed – by the Nigerian security forces or their affiliate non-state actors – your time in office will come to an abrupt end.

“We are not just protesters, we are the generation seeking a new order, a revolution. We are the change that Nigeria needs. And we will not be stopped.

“To the security agencies, we say: refuse to follow unlawful orders. Stand with the people, not against the people.

“To the Nigerian people, we say: rise up! Join us in this fight for our future. Together, we can bring down the walls of oppression and build a new Nigeria.

“President Tinubu, the choice is yours. Choose wisely,” the statement concluded.

The Take-It-Back Movement’s clear and direct message underscores the growing tension and determination among Nigerian activists to hold the government accountable and ensure the protection of their right to peaceful protest.