The governor of Nigeria's Rivers state has banned all forms of protests in the southern state, including protests against police brutality.
Protests continued in the country on Monday even after a notorious police unit accused of unlawful arrests and murder was officially disbanded.
Governor Nyesom Wike said the ban on protests was because police had already scrapped the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars).
He said there is no need for any form of protest against a unit of the police force that no longer exists and ordered a crackdown against protesters.
"Law enforcement agencies are also directed to ensure that the ban is enforced and that violators are brought to book," his spokesperson Paulinus Nsirim said in a statement posted on Twitter:
Source: bbc.com
