Nigeria, April 6 -- The Nigeria Police Force has urged the Take it Back Movement (TIB) and other groups to reconsider their planned nationwide protest scheduled for April 7.

According to reports, the civil society organization, along with other groups, plans to hold a protest to address concerns over the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act and the recent declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.

However, in a statement issued on Sunday, April 6, Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi advised the organizers to "shelve this planned protest as it is ill-timed and mischievous."

Adejobi explained that the Federal Government had designated April 7 as National Police Day, a day meant to honor the resilience and dedicatio...