Just In: #EndBadGovernance protest in Abuja reportedly loses momentum as protesters shun venue on Day 3.
The #EndBadGovernance protest scheduled from August 1 to August 10 has lost steam in Nigeria’s capital city, Daily Trust reports.
As part of measures to contain the protest, authorities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had obtained a court order which restricted the protesters to MKO Abiola National Stadium.
Conveners of the protest had demanded to use Eagle Square for convergence but they were denied access. However, on day one of the protest, they headed for Eagle Square where the police dispersed them with teargas after hours of resistance.
Security forces also had tough time controlling different groups which blocked roads and lit bonfire across Abuja while the protest held peacefully at the stadium. As against the situation on the first two days of the protest, not a single protester was sighted at the Abuja Stadium when Daily Trust visited on Saturday morning.
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