The United Nations department of safety and security has sent a warning based on the planed protest taking place in August, they believe that the planned protest in Nigeria might be used for ulterior motives from some other groups of individuals.
According to reports on social media, various Nigerian groups are planning a nationwide protest from August 1 to 10, dubbed “10 days of rage,” to address economic hardship.
The United Nation expressed concerns about the possibility of violence, using previous protest that has occurred in the past where similar protests in Nigeria escalated.
Recall that in the 13–16 February 2023 interval, tensions generated by the paucity of new Naira currency (financial crisis) reached high levels amongst the civilian population, which materialized in violent protests in the South-East and South-South regions of Nigeria, in the states of Akwa Ibom, Delta, Edo, Imo, Kwara, Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo, and Rivers.
During the civil unrest in the various states, many bank branches and ATM machines were destroyed, and major roads were not accessible.
The threat between groups supporting the government and those disagreeing with its policies cannot be ruled out from the end of July towards August 10-15.
We acknowledging the economic hardship in the country, some organizations were discouraging participation in any of the 1-10 August protests (E.g. Ọhanaeze Ndigbo, a socio-cultural organization in Nigeria, claiming to represent the interests of all Igbos).