1. Nigerian security forces fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators during the End Bad Governance protest in Abuja on August 1, 2024. Nigerian troops and police tightened security in Lagos and the capital Abuja on Thursday as they prepared for planned protests over the cost of living. Africa’s most populous country is struggling with soaring inflation and a sharply devalued naira currency after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu introduced reforms a year ago that aimed to revive the economy. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)
Security agencies have clashed with #EndBadGovernance protesters in the Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The protesters had barricaded the main Lokoja – Abuja Expressway preventing vehicular movement in the area.
Some motorists had their cars smashed, with the main road blocked around Dagiri, Wazobia Park, and SDP Junction all along the main Expressway.
The situation forced the deployment of a combined force of police, army, civil defence and Local vigilante aimed at preventing breakdown of law and order.
Demonstrators march during the End Bad Governance protest in Abuja on August 1, 2024. Nigerian troops and police tightened security in Lagos and the capital Abuja on Thursday as they prepared for planned protests over the cost of living. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)
Protestors hold a placard as they gather behind barbed wire during the End Bad Governance protest in Abuja on August 1, 2024. Nigerian troops and police tightened security in Lagos and the capital Abuja on Thursday as they prepared for planned protests over the cost of living. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)
