Renowned lawyer, Ebun-olu Adegboruwa, on Sunday, condemned the ban by Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on human and vehicular movements for twelve hours from 6am to 6pm for the February 16 elections which did not hold.
He said even after it became clear that the elections will not hold as scheduled, the restriction was not lifted officially, forcing some people to stay indoors, contrary to the express provisions of the Constitution and other laws, guaranteeing freedom of movement to all citizens.
In a statement, Ebun-olu Adegboruwa said, by law, it is beyond the powers of the Inspector-General of Police to forcefully keep people at home because of elections, since there is no law in force in Nigeria presently, authorising such unlawful restriction of movement.
