The baseline of the ongoing #EndSWAT #EndSARS protests is hinged on the power of the people.
Section 14 (2) (a) provides to the effect that sovereignty belongs to the people, and the power any constituted authority wields - be it the President or Governor - resides with the people.
This principle of law has been upheld by the Court in a plethora of cases, including the case of Amoshima v. State (2011).

The present crop of Nigerian youths are now alive to their powers and, the rot in the system.
The best Government can do is to either yield to their demands or negotiate favourably.

Therefore, any attempt to intimidate, maim, harass or kill more innocent citizens will be met with severe consequences.
The youths out there protesting will not be stopping anytime soon until there is real change in the system.

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17 Oct
With the greatest of respect sir, you have shown an unprecedented, unpardonable and irredeemable level of ignorance and naivety on leaderless protests. Learned Doctor, if you had done little research, you would have seen that leaderless protest is an emerging political concept.
Dear @DComole,

For many of the protests taking place around the world, the lack of an appointed leader is deliberate.

Sir, around the world, leaderless protest movements have emerged, drawing tens of thousands (and, in some cases, millions) of people to the streets.
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We need to look for this man. His statement is a crime under international law.
Dear Ambassador H. Coommassie,

Colloquially, democracy is defined as a system of government for the people, by the people.

Sir, that is the Abraham's summarised version.

It is not strange that you still lack the conceptual understanding of democracy.
Sir, there is the general standard of quality minimum requirement, especially with regard to the respect for the rule of law. This is where section 14 (2) (a) of the 1999 Constitution comes in handy to wit:
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15 Oct
This is Adekunle Adepeju, the 1st Undergraduate Victim of Police Shooting in Nigeria, he was a second-year Agricultural Science undergraduate of the University of Ibadan.

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He was shot dead by the Police on Monday February 1, 1971, during, a police student riot at the University of Ibadan. Some others were wounded. Students were protesting the de-humanizing feeding and welfare conditions of Zik’s Hall in particular, and the entire campus in general.
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