Popular Nigerian musician Innocent Idibia also known as 2Face on Saturday in a video posted on his Instagram account cancelled the much publicized protest against economic hardship citing “security challenges.”
The video was accompanied by a short post detailing the reason for the cancellation of the protest that was scheduled for Monday, February 6.
“After due consultations, it has become clear that the One Voice Nigeria protest scheduled to hold in Lagos and Abuja on Monday, 6th February is under serious threat of hijack by interests not aligned with our ideals.
“The point I intend on making is not worth the life of any Nigerian. It is motivated by the need to demand a better deal for the ordinary Nigerian.
“I therefore announce the cancellation of the planned protest … I appreciate the massive support and I am convinced our voices have been heard,” he said.
The protest had gained traction with a number of public figures and civil society groups pledging to be part of it. This also caused a backlash from government officials and later a warning by police who called for a halt of the protest in Lagos for security reasons.
Lagos State police commissioner, Fatai Owoseni on Thursday warned his officers would not let the protest hold in the metropolis stating that intelligence reports indicated that criminals might hijack the process to wreak havoc in Lagos.
2Face had insisted he would hold the protest despite the warning from the police. His cancellation therefore came as a big surprise to supporters.
“Illiterate greedy 2face. You wanted to be an activist. Did you read up on the civil right movement? Or on people like Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela? Did you even study the constitution of Nigeria? It’s your legal right to hold a protest,” a comment read.
“U shouldn’t have started this in the first place. U will never be forgotten for being a coward,” another comment on the video read.
“I have lost all the respect I have for you…..you have shown that you are no different from them,” a follower ranted.
“Nigerians believed and trusted you & some went as far as buying the touch of green, while many living outside the two major cities of the protest travelled by air and road from their respective abodes to lend their voices and support to the protest.”
2Face in the same video post promised to share further information on why the protest was cancelled.
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