The police on Saturday reportedly shot teargas cannister to disperse protesters in the Gudu area of Abuja and Ojota area of Lagos as the country marked this year’s Democracy Day.
President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2018 declared June 12 as Democracy Day in honour of the memory of Chief MKO Abiola who won the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential poll.
Consequently, May 29, which had been so declared by the administration of Olusegun administration ceased to be regarded as the Democracy Day
Saturdays protests were reportedly feeble in Abuja, yet security operatives decided not to take chances.
The protesters had earlier blocked the Gudu Junction to protest the state of the nation.
Similar protests were held across the country.
The Unity Fountain in Abuja, which is a popular venue for protests in the nation’s capital, had, according to a report by TNG, been shy of protesters as of 8:15 am.
However, at the Millennium Park just opposite the ⁹fountain, a few individuals wearing branded T-shirts with the inscription ‘I Stand With Buhari’ had pooled.
They were reportedly to later embark on a road walk to mark Democracy Day.
The protesters in Gudu had turned out in their numbers carrying placards and banners with various inscriptions.
Among their demands was the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari.
They claimed that the president had failed in addressing the challenges in the country, including that of insecurity.
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