POLICE authorities have fired tear gas at protesters at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja in a bid to disperse the demonstrators who had converged to press on with their demands.
The protesters, lesser than the number witnessed the previous days, had converged at the facility.
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But after some hours, police officers fired tear gas canisters to disperse the protesters.
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The MKO Abiola Stadium is the designated venue for the protests in the nation’s capital. A court order had restrained the #EndBadGovernance demonstrators from using other areas.
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On Friday, tear gas canisters were also fired at the protesters when they gathered in the Berger roundabout area of the FCT.
But the rallies are continuing – although there is a reduction in the number of demonstrators – in other parts of the country. Lagos, Benin City in Edo State, and Port Harcourt in Rivers State are also witnessing protests.
