The #EndBadGovernance Protest has continued in Abuja despite the address by Present Bola Ahmed Tinubu, News About Nigeria reports.
Security operatives have, however, dispersed protesters in several areas, including the Karu area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday, arresting at least three individuals.
The nationwide planned protest to end bad governance in the country began on August 1, 2024, and will run for 10 days.
According to an eye witness, identified as Ibrahim Sani, the protesters had started assembling when security agents intervened, leading to the use of teargas to calm the situation.
He stated that the dispersal of protesters in Karu is part of a broader crackdown on demonstrations across Abuja, with security forces also firing teargas at the MKO Abiola National Stadium earlier in the day.
“I was shocked when I saw some people gathering at Karu. I thought the gathering was supposed to be in town. The police came and dispersed the protesters with teargas. They arrested about three people that I saw,” he stated.
It was also observed that most of the protesters were holding up the Russian flags during the protest.
Another protester, Auwalu Idi, noted that the flags were raised because they believe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is working under the influence of the World Bank and the government of the United States of America.
“We are raising the Russian flag because we believe Tinubu is playing his masters’ scripts — the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the United States of America,” he stated.
Despite President Tinubu’s broadcast on Sunday, the protesters remain unyielding, with some calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Nigeria.
