Officers of Abuja police command have on Saturday shot teargas canisters to disperse protesters in Gudu area of Abuja as the country marked Democracy Day on June 12.
The protesters had earlier blocked the Gudu Junction to protest the state of the nation. Similar protests are being held across the country on Saturday.
Unity Fountain in Abuja, which is a popular venue for protests in the nation’s capital, had been shy of protesters as of 8:15am.
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However, at Millennium Park just opposite the fountain, a few individuals wearing branded T-shirts with the inscription ‘I Stand With Buhari’ gathered together.
According to multiple reports, the protesters in Gudu turned out in their numbers carrying placards and banners with various inscriptions.
Among their demands was the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying has failed in addressing the challenges in the country, including that of insecurity.
Among those leading the protest were social activists Omoyele Sowore and Deji Adeyanju.
However, as the protesters continued their protest, heavily armed policemen stormed the scene and began shooting tear gas into the air, dispersing the protest.
See some videos from the protest ground below;
Live From Abuja Protest Ground #June12thProtest led by @YeleSowore
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TR : Jack #June12thProtest #EndBadGoveranceInNigeria #BuharMustGo #Keepiton #SaturdayMotivation #SaturdayMorning Nigerians #EndSARS #EndChildLabour Ilorin pic.twitter.com/ONqyGpm7mA
— GoldMyne (@GoldmyneTV) June 12, 2021
Live in Abuja #June12thProtest they started shooting at us and sprayed teargas so we had to run pic.twitter.com/BaQ5JHR10g
— Deenie (@Deenieuba) June 12, 2021
Over 20trucks mobilized for peaceful protest in Abuja but insecurity is on the high and police do mothing.
Our dictatorship is strong. #June12thProtest #KeepitOn
— Lord Scummandar (@Zhuurg) June 12, 2021
June 12 Protest: Police Water tanker cited in various part of Abuja to Persue protesters@YeleSowore @YeleSowore #June12thProtest pic.twitter.com/z65bcZO7U4
— Dr Stone 💉💊🦍 (@drstone_dml) June 11, 2021
Could you believe the government sponsored hoodlums and gave them T-shirts branded “I stand with buhari” to conduct a counter protest at Abuja today?
This country is a huge mess.
The police are spending energy attacking peaceful Nigerian youths instead.#June12thProtest pic.twitter.com/YLSvik3C64
— Abuja Youths ✊✊✊ #EndSARS (@jsquareofficial) June 12, 2021
The guy leading “I stand with Buhari” was
the same guy that led the protest against #EndSARS in Abuja 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️.#KeepItOn #June12thProtest— POTAM™ (@potam1304) June 12, 2021
In FCT Abuja
unfortunately, the protest meet point at UNITY FOUNTAIN
has been hijacked by paid pro- buharis wearing vests with hashtag (IStandWithBuhari) .
#June12thProtest #KeepitOn pic.twitter.com/6r5CBa69tk— Topsy🃏🥶 (@officialtopsy) June 12, 2021
