continent, stated that more people were killed in the first six months of the year 2024 than the first six months of several years ago.
One of those asking for the protest to be held said that "here in the North, the main thing that worries us is the lack of security."
The CEO of the company, Kabiru Adamu, stated that "in the first half of the year, there were 5,710 deaths—the number seen since 2013 when Nigeria became the country with the highest number of people killed in relation to terrorism in the country."
The Nigerian government has stated that it is doing its best to resolve the security problems affecting the country's regions.
However, the problem of kidnapping continues in the north-west of the country, while in the north-east, in June, there was a terrorist attack in Gwoza, Borno State, the largest in a long time. not to be seen.
Government response
There is no doubt that the Nigerian government, like any other government, will not want to see the people take to the streets to protest against some of its policies.
The biggest recent protest that happened in Nigeria was EndSars, which took place in 2020.
The protest, which broke out as youths expressed their anger at the 'brutal' police force—particularly the Sars police force, which fights armed robberies—turned violent after clashes broke out between youths and the police. .
That is why this time the calls to protest attracted the attention of the government and organizations, which caused the parties to respond to the situation.
In an interview with the BBC, Nigeria's minister of information, Muhammed Idris, said that the country's government is doing its best to take the necessary measures to prevent young people from protesting.
He said, 'Those who plan to protest should be a little more patient, and Tinubu knows about their problem'.
But on the one hand, Bayo Onanuga, who is one of the aides to the president of Nigeria in spreading news, accused the former presidential candidate of the LP party, Peter Obi, of being involved in organizing the protest.
In a statement he published on his X page, he urged Nigerians to flee and join the protest.
However, this statement of his has attracted reactions from many parties. Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an organization for the protection of the interests of the Igbo community, condemned Onanuga's comments.
Similarly, Amnesty International in Nigeria has condemned the arrest of one of the most vocal voices in the protest, known as Abu Salma on TikTok.
Abu Salma is one of those whose voice is most heard on social media among those calling for protests.
Unions are protesting.
Some groups have already come out and expressed their opposition to the protest, stating that their members will not participate.
On Monday, the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fulani group, under the leadership of Bello Bodejo, held a press conference in Abuja, where they called on their members to refrain from the protest.
In the same way, a group of young people from the North declared that they would not participate in the protest.
The Northern Nigeria Consultative Union (ACF) also called on the youth to stay away from the protest as it was "not planned at the right time."
On its part, the Nigerian Labor Union requested the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, to discuss with the organizers of the protest in order to find a solution, as "the community in the country is in a difficult situation," said the president of the union, Joe Ajaero, in a month-long discussion with channels television.
Who is organizing the protest?
So far, there is no visible group that says it is organizing the protest.
Likewise, no person has come forward to declare that he is the leader or the one who founded the protest to show concern about the pressure of life in the country.
However, the only thing that can be seen is the young people who are discussing the issue on social media, encouraging each other to come out to protest.