Residents of Lagos and Oyo States have joined other protesters to march against the misuse of the Cybercrime Act by the Police and leaders in the country.
Led by Take-It-Back Movement and several other civil society organisations in the country, the protesters said that the Act has become a weapon in the hands of security agencies and government officials against citizens.
According to the protesters, those in authority now use the law to stifle the press and criminalise free speech in the country.
The protesters while calling for the repeal of the Act condemned the biting economic hardship and challenges faced by Nigerians across the country.
Marching on the streets of Lagos, the protesters – stationed around the Ikeja Under Bridge – carried placards with various inscriptions calling for an an end to the law.
In Oyo State, protesters were seen gathered on the Iwo Road amid heavy security presence in the state’s capital city of Ibadan.
