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#EndBadGovernance: Protesters Begin March in Lagos Amid Tight Security

POSTED ON August 1, 2024 •   Metro      BY Benedicta Bassey •   VIEWS 58
Lagos youths protesting under the Ikeja Bridge/ Photo credit: Punch

Rocketparrot News report that Protesters are currently protesting in Lagos.

Youths in their number converged on Ikeja Undebridge where they are expected to move toward Ojota; in a March to end hunger and bad governance in Nigeria.

The protest which began today is planned to last till August 10.
The protest is coming following the current economic hardship faced in the country.

Nigerians in the country had raised their voices to protest as a way of expressing their grievances against the high cost of living, hunger, high levels of unemployment, and limited access to quality education as major concerns amongst others.

The protesters converged around 8 am in their numbers chanting solidarity songs and holding placards calling for better governance.
The protest is taking place amid tight security presence including the police, LNSC, and civil defence.

Vehicular movements are however scanty as youths converge in their hundreds under the Ikeja bridge.

Security personnel refused to comment on the protest as at press time

Details later...

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