The nationwide hardship/hunger protest — slated for Thursday, August 1 to Saturday, August 10, 2024 — continues today, Saturday, August 3. Omoyele Sowore, a prominent activist believed to be one of the organisers of the ‘End Bad Governance’ demonstration in Nigeria, on Friday, August 2, thanked protesters “for staying the course” since the commencement of the action.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, Sowore stated that in addition to the street marches, people at home should engage in pot and pan protests against hunger, poverty, and starvation.
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Protest: Police release record of incidences
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) on Saturday afternoon, August 3, said to combat the trend of crimes and criminality, it arrested 681 individuals who committed various criminal offences such as armed robbery, arson, mischief, and destruction of both public and private property.
The police said:
“Dangerous weapons, including two AK-47 rifles and assorted live ammunition, were recovered from the so-called protesters.”
Police disrupt Abuja protest
The protest in Abuja has been affected after police shot at journalists and protesters in the nation’s capital.
It is not immediately clear if the protesters will recovenene.
‘End Bad Governance’ protests: 30 killed
Data from SBM Intelligence reveals that the ‘End Bad Governance’ protests took a violent turn on Thursday, August 1, resulting in 30 deaths.
News Central TV noted this update on Saturday, August 3.
Reports indicate that most killings were carried out by government security forces and allied non-state actors.
Anti-hardship demonstration: Abuja protesters gather
Demonstrators have gathered at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, for Day 3 of the protest.
The protesters insisted that there is no backing down on their agitation for a better nation.
Hardship: Protesters gather in Port Harcourt
Protesters on Saturday morning, August 3, gathered at the Port Harcourt Pleasure Park in Rivers state on Day three of the ‘End Bad Governance Protest’.
Channels Television shared videos from the oil-rich state.
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Lagos: Protesters gather at Ojota
Protesters have gathered at Ojota in Lagos on Day 3 of the ‘End Bad Governance Protest’.
According to Channels Television, the demonstrators insisted on continuing until their demands are addressed by the government.
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DSS arrests hardship protest leaders
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Kabir Shehu Yandaki and Habibu Ruma, the leaders of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in Katsina state.
The two leaders of the “Struggle for Good Governance” protest, were invited to the DSS office in Katsina and subsequently detained.
‘Call off protest’, Shehu Sani to anti-hardship demonstrators
Shehu Sani, a former senator who represented Kaduna Central in the national assembly, has called for the discontinuation of the ongoing protests against hardship in several Nigerian states.
Rights group, Amnesty International, said at least 13 people died during protests.
The non-governmental organisation (NGO) accused security forces of deliberately using tactics “designed to kill while dealing with gatherings of people protesting hunger and deep poverty.”
Subsequently, Sani waded in.
Protest in Nigeria: Military threatens to intervene
The Nigerian military has said it will intervene if violence recorded in some states in the ongoing nationwide protest tagged ‘End Bad Governance In Nigeria’ escalates.
As reported by The Punch on Saturday, August 3, the chief of defence staff, General Christopher Musa, during a press conference in Abuja, said the military would step in to control the looting and violence being witnessed in some parts of the country.
Obi reacts as ’17’ killed in Nigeria’s protests
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, on Friday night, August 2, lamented the killing of some ‘End Bad Governance’ protesters.
The Punch reported that no fewer than 17 persons were feared killed in Abuja, Kano, Niger, Borno, Kaduna and Jigawa during the #Endbadgovernance protest which was held across the country on Thursday, August 1.
Subsequently, millions of residents in northern Nigeria were placed under 24-hour curfews.
In a statement he personally signed, and shared on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account, Obi asked security agents to be professional.