#FearlessInOctober protesters in the Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT) have been attacked by security operatives, human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has disclosed.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Adeyanju disclosed this on Tuesday while condemning the attack as the #FearlessInOctober protesters hit streets in the FCT and Lagos State to protest against hardship in the country.
“The unprovoked attack against peaceful protesters in Abuja is an assault on our constitutional democracy,” Adeyanju stated via X (formerly Twitter), adding: “…it’s so sad to see how peaceful protesters were attacked in Abuja”.
Videos currently trending on the social media indicate that police fired teargas at protesters in the FCT. It was gathered that teargas was fired at protesters in the Utaka area of the FCT.
Police have started attacking protesters already in Abuja pic.twitter.com/LNAHdg7xca
— larry (@doplarry) October 1, 2024
It was also gathered that thugs have taken over the protest ground in front of the Federal Secretariat along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The thugs, wielding canes, say they do not want any protest in the State and that they will beat up any journalist who dares to film them.
In Lagos State, protesters sang the old national anthem as a sign of defiance to the Nigerian government to demand better governance and end to hunger in the country.
Details shortly…