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Today August 3rd 2024 marked the third day Nigerians have taken to the streets across the nation to protest the hunger and hardship ravaging the land.
Fabulous reports that the protest which started on August 1st, continues in major cities across the world largest black nation.
On day two of the protest, clashes between security agents and protesters were recorded in Agbor Delta State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The protest continued on a peaceful note in Lagos State, Oyo State, Rivers State and a few other states.
Stick with Naija News as we continue to bring you updates on the protest…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am.
Naija News reports that this was made known in a statement on Saturday evening by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
Tinubu’s media aide directed television, radio, and other electronic media outlets to plug into the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) for the broadcast.
As the #EndBadGovernance in Nigeria protest continues into its third day, there are reports of harassment against protesters in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
This report was confirmed by former presidential aspirant and activist, Omoyele Sowore, who alleged via X that both the Nigeria Police Force and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have been harassing protesters at the MKO Abiola stadium in Abuja.
Sowore stated that there were indications of individuals arriving at the scene to attack activists, with government-sponsored thugs also anticipated to join in the attack.
Operatives of the Abuja police command have arrested some of the protesters who converged on the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja.
The police picked them up outside the stadium, which was approved for the protest.
Conveners of the protest had demanded to use Eagle Square for convergence but they were denied access.
Security operatives on Saturday dispersed protesters demonstrating in front of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike had on Wednesday secured a court order restricting the protesters to the stadium.
However, the security operatives irked by the disobedience of the protesters to enter the stadium fired teargas at them.
EndBadGovernance protest: Day 3: Reports coming in from Benin suggest that youths mounting roadblocks on major roads have resorted to ‘extorting’ road users, particularly private car owners, to enable them ply the roads.
The protest against bad governance in Nigeria’s capital city, scheduled from August 1 to August 10, has significantly waned in momentum as the exercise enters its third day.
Naija News understands that as a strategy to manage the protest, the authorities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) secured a court order that confined the demonstrators to the MKO Abiola National Stadium.
