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| Charlie Boy (in scarves) being surrounded by the crowd |
They were attacked on Tuesday morning when they took their
protest to the Wuse Market in a bid to create more awareness about their
campaign and get more Nigerians to support them.
Upon their arrival at the market, the “resume or resign”
protesters were confronted and attacked by some people who are opposed to their
action, forcing policemen to disperse the crowd.
But the co-convener of the group, Deji Adeyanju, in a
statement accused those that confronted them of being members of the pro-Buhari
protesters.
In a Channels Television report, he said, “Members of our
movement -#ResumeOrResign , were attacked by known supporters of President
Muhammadu Buhari while on a visit to Wuse Market.
“The attack was spearheaded by a member of the pro-Buhari
support group that meets at the Unity Fountain. This attack was completely
unprovoked.
“This is the third in a series of attack carried out against
us using a combination of policemen and paid hoodlums.”
The protest, started by the group on Monday last week, has
been dismissed by the Presidency, which insists that their demands are illegal
and unknown to the law.
A day after it started, the protest took an unpleasant turn
as the police fired tear gas at the protesters to disperse them, saying the
protest was getting out of hand and could lead to a breakdown of law and order,
Channels Tv also reports.
By Thursday a rival group of protesters appeared on the
scene, rejecting the position of the Concerned Nigerians group and expressing
support for the President.
This led to tension in the city as both groups of protesters
engaged each other in a war of wards.
In his statement Tuesday, Adeyanju said the attempts to
suppress the “resume or resign” protest was saddening.
He, however, stressed that the protesters won’t be
discouraged.
“We reiterate commitment to remaining resolute in demanding
full disclosure regarding the state of health of the President. It is the right
of the Nigerian people to know the true state of health of the man they voted
into power and for whose health care they are paying,” he said.
“Our right to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly are
constitutional rights that we will not allow to be abrogated.”
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