The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday arraigned the detained activist Hassan Taiwo, popularly known as “Soweto,” another protest leader, Dele Frank, and other anti-demolition and forced eviction protesters before the Yaba Magistrate Court for alleged felony following a coffin-carrying protest that allegedly blocked major roads in Ikeja on Wednesday. SaharaReporters learnt that human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), was in court to represent the protesters. The police, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said both men were being investigated at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, over their alleged roles in what the Command described as a violent and unlawful demonstration. According to the police, the protest began at the Ikeja Under Bridge, where demonstrators blocked Awolowo Road for several hours, extending down to Alausa. The groups accused the police and state authorities of repression, brutality, and disregard for the constitutional rights of the protesters.