•Police tear-gas, arrest Lagos, FCT demonstrators•PDP, Reps kick as police defend attacks on pro-democracy protesters
Another resident, Mr Tosin Adeboyejo, urged youths to pursue peace at all times and develop themselves. Adeboyejo said, “The youth in our country are our future. Parents, guardians and even the government must invest in them. The youth themselves should also develop themselves by ensuring they get good education and skills, so that they can be useful to both themselves and society.”
Odumosu said the police had nothing against protesters, as long as they provided prior information about their protest and ensured peaceful conduct in order to enjoy the protection of the law enforcement agents. “I quickly ordered my men to appeal to the protesters to leave the road and use minimum force to liberate the road so that those going out of Lagos or coming in will not be held up in traffic, particularly this time where we have traffic robbery,” he said.
While some were sighted at the Gudu Park, others gathered around the popular AYA Roundabout holding placards and banners with various inscriptions such as “#BuhariMustGo” and “#RevolutionNow.” The FCT Police Command defended the action in a statement by its Police Public Relations Officer, Yusuf Mariam, saying policemen had to disperse the protesters to prevent members of the proscribed IMN and others from “inciting public disturbance.”As pro-democracy protesters were being brutalised, some youths who gathered in solidarity with Buhari were later granted access to the heavily guarded Unity Fountain for a rally.
Also, the National President, Youth Coalition for Development, Aminu Aminu, claimed that only mischief-makers were protesting against the present regime.The pro-Buhari protest was, however, marred with violence as a fight broke out among members of thegroup, whose leaders were seen in a heated exchange over the disbursement of funds.rally, said they were promised N1,000 each to participate in the rally.
In a related development, a lone pro-democracy demonstrator, who took his protest to Buhari supporters at Unity Fountain, was beaten black and blue.
2)....replicate Lekki Toll massacre.
Ask those who want disintegration of Nigeria to come out, that is when U will see even children yet unborn flooding the streets. We are tired of Nigeria that's simply the reason. But to me those who came out showed courage and guts amid threats from FG who is prepared to.....
All of you are lunatics 🤕🤕🤕
Wrong news
Kudos to all these guys for coming out despite all the intimidation by Nigeria's maximum ruler.
You are very very stupid! Ode! Does this look like low turn out to you?
Lol useless newspaper with all the people wey full street lol una master want mak una discredit useless paper shior sha tell dem to release people thy arrested and stop your propaganda
I thought punch newspaper had sense
Write with sense, even if its 1 person tht came out a message is sent out, the message is what u pple should be talking abt. 2ndly did u write abt the abuse on human right? How they scare pple b4 now? 3 why is state with high turn out ignored? Ure part of nigerias problem.
Shameless and janjaweed journalism!
Nobody wanna die
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