The Edo State Police Command says it will support and protect protesters provided the protest is carried out peacefully.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Funsho Adegboye, disclosed this in a statement.
According to him, it is the right of the citizens to protest.
He said, “We had a meeting with some leaders of the protest, we have agreed that it must be peaceful, we are going to protect them but there will be no blocking of roads or violence”
“Police will protect and support them with sachet water and sweet. We have agreed that they will only occupy the Kings square which is the venue of the protest,” he said.
