The Take It Back Movement has called on Nigerians to join a nationwide protest on August 5, tagged the “Festival of the Oppressed,” over issues including insecurity, high cost of living, alleged repression, and shrinking democratic space under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its National Coordinator, Juwon Sanyaolu, the group said the demonstration would serve as a platform for citizens to voice their grievances regarding the country’s socio-economic and political challenges.
The movement highlighted persistent insecurity, noting that many Nigerians remain in captivity while communities in states such as Borno, Zamfara, Katsina, Niger, Plateau, Oyo, Kaduna, and Benue face ongoing attacks. “Nigeria is bleeding.
Across every region of the country, ordinary people are paying the price for the failures of those in power,” the statement read.
It also criticised the rising cost of living, linking it to the 2023 fuel subsidy removal and naira devaluation, which
