Nigeria, June 14 -- The Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) have criticised the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly failing to protect peaceful protesters during Thursday's rally in Ikeja.

In a report released on Friday, the NBA Ikeja Human Rights Committee said the organisers of the #EndBadGovernance rally had complied with legal procedures by notifying the Commissioner of Police, Olohungbare Jimoh, on 4 June of their intention to hold a peaceful demonstration.

The police, according to the report, invited the organisers to a meeting scheduled for 10 June at the state command headquarters in Ikeja.

However, the meeting was cancelled due to Mr Jimoh's absence. A new date was propos...