Nigerian activists had called for nationwide protests over what they criticise as bad governance and insecurity, as well as the recent ban of US social media platform Twitter by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Police had said the protests were unauthorised and AFP reporters said they saw several people being detained. Buhari, a former general first elected in 2015, has been under pressure over growing insecurity in Africa’s most populous nation, home to more than 200 million people.Security forces are battling a jihadist insurgency in the northeast, a surge in mass kidnappings and attacks by criminal gangs in the northwest and a rise in separatist tensions in the southeast.
The UN, Nigeria’s Western partners and rights groups all condemned the move as a blow to freedom of expression.
By the way, where is realFFK and the Abiola Families? This is a day for their loved father. They fought for this rememberable day. We should be hearing of their celebrations. Hope they see how the Government and Nigerians are celebrating and commemorating this day...
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