Despite stern warning from security agencies, protesters, on Saturday, stormed two venues – Apo and Lokogoma districts – in Abuja, underscoring their determination to stage a one-million-man-march on the last day of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests that started on August 1.
The protesters, who strategically skipped the MKO Abiola National Stadium after the City Gate and the Eagle Square due to heavy police and military presence at both venues, streamed to Apo and Lokogoma districts as early as 7 am.
They displayed several placards while chanting “End hunger” and “Reverse fuel subsidy removal,” among others.
The nationwide protest, which started on August 1, spiraled out of the control of its organizers, as hoodlums hijacked the process and embarked on massive looting, destruction of critical infrastructure and attack on motorists among others.
In the Northern states including Kano, Zamfara, Kaduna, Bauchi and Kaduna, several of the violent demonstrators resorted to carrying and flying foreign nations flags and suggesting regime change, a call that has been roundly condemned by Nigerians, the armed forces and other security agencies, as well as the organizers of the #EndBadGovernance protest themselves.
