By Seyi Babalola
Tacha Akide, commonly known as Tacha, from Big Brother Naija, has praised the Lagos State Police for using tear gas on the audience during singer Mohbad’s candlelight march at Lekki tollgate on Thursday night.
The organisers of the program had earlier stated in a post on his social media handle that a candlelight parade would be conducted at Muri Okunola Park on Thursday in honor of Mohbad.
According to reports, following the parade at Muri Okunola Park in Victoria Island, police shot tear gas canisters at some of Mohbad’s supporters who gathered at the Lekki tollgate.
In response to the story on his official X on Friday, Lagos State Police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin indicated that the crowd was dispersed because the group had brought vehicular movement on the road to “a total standstill, leading to traffic build-up.”
He mentioned that the police and organizers had agreed that the candlelight parade would conclude at 8 p.m.
Tacha responded to the news on her Instagram page on Friday, thanking the police for dispersing the crowd following the parade.
Tacha posted: “Kudos to the Nigerian police. I have seen videos of police begging people to dispatch themselves. We did not come out to continue #Endsars. Everybody came out for Mohbad’s candlelight procession. We can all agree that the organisers said you can all go home. But if you want to protest, get a date approved by the government, and you can go out to protest. Stop changing the narrative.”
