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The Joint Action Front (JAF) has confirmed illegal arrest of SPN national Secretary Chinedu Bosah, Daga Tolar, Hassan Soweto and some journalist among many others that have been arrested by the police and security operatives of the Area C Command in Lagos state.
According to Press Statement signed by Comrade Abiodun Aremu, the police arrested Comrades Ayo Ademiluyi, Duro, Engels, Davinovich and several others today in the state.
JAF specifically demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all the arrested comrades and the journalists who did no wrong exercising their legitimate and constitutional rights of expression and protest.
The leaders and members of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) were arrested for protesting against fuel price hike, electricity tariff and the deregistration of SPN by the INEC.
The Press release reads:
The attention of the Joint Action Front (JAF) has just been drawn to the illegal arrest of several comrades of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) by police and security operatives of the Area C Command. Journamists who were covering the event were also arrested alongside the leaders and members of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) for protesting this morning against fuel price hike, electricity tariff and the deregistration of SPN.
The arrested include Comrades Ayo Ademiluyi, Duro, Engels, Davinovich and several others.
JAF hereby demands the immediate and unconditional release of all the arrested comrades and the journalists who did no wrong exercising their legitimate and constitutional rights of expression and protest.
Comrade Abiodun Aremu
JAF Secretary
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