The police authorities have ordered their men to raid vulcanizer shops for the sole purpose of seizing tyres ahead of the planned nationwide protest against hardship from August 1-10.
The order came to light through a police wireless message circulating on social media, which is addressed to Divisional Police Officers and various units.
The viral statement also contains warning to the DPOs that any of them who fails to prevent burn fires during the protests in his or her area would face sanctions.
The notice, titled: ‘Order and directives re: Nationwide protest against end bad government in Nigeria,’ read, “In view of Inspector General of Police Conference/briefing with Assistant Inspector General of Police zones and Commissioners of Police in all the states on the above subject, Commissioner of Police directs you go out in the midnight, raid vulcanizer shops in AOR yours and seize all un-used tyres and dispose them off to prevent protesters from using same to set burn fire on the highway.
“Any DPO in whose AOR burn fire occurs will be sanctioned accordingly. All to ensure strict compliance please.”
