Demonstrators in the early hours of Friday stormed the Dantata Bridge on the known Airport Road in Abuja, demanding the resignation of the President Muhammadu Buhari
The protest coincided with the country’s 61st Independence Anniversary.
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The protesters, carrying large banners, made bonfires on the highway.
As of the time of filing this report, however, heavily armed policemen have dissolved the protesters.
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TheNewsGuru gathered that protesters had just converged at the venue to begin their protest when men of the Nigerian Police invaded the area.
They fired tear gas canisters and chased them away
However, it cannot be determined if anyone had been arrested as at he time of filing this report.
Details later. ..
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