Nigerians have started day two of their protest against policies of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration which has plunged the nation into economic hardship.
Naija News reports that the protest which begun yesterday, August 1st, is set to run for ten days, ending August 10th.
Day one of the protest was mixed across the country with many northern States experiencing violence, looting, vandalism and killings, while states in the South saw largely peaceful protests.
Kano, Yobe and Borno States declared 24-hour curfew to curb violence that they experienced on day 1.
Stay with Naija News as we bring you updates on the nationwide protests…
Photos from the protest in Abuja:
Spider-Man joined #EndBadGovernance protesters in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, to demand good governance from the Nigerian government.
“I am ready to die,” Suwaiba Abdullahi, a nursing mother, says as she returns to the streets of Abuja to protest.
Photos from the protest in Ojota Lagos:
The Borno Government and heads of security agencies have announced a temporary relaxation of the curfew imposed in the state to allow Muslims to observe the Friday (Jumaat) congregation prayers.
Naija News reports that the Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Daso Nahun, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri on Friday.
Youths in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, have resumed their #EndBadGovernance protest on Friday.
Naija News reports the youths stormed the Federal Secretariat, Aba expressway, to register their grievances against the harsh government policies causing economic hardships.
The protesters confronted the Police operatives who were on hand to protect them as they chanted ‘hungry dey, hungry dey, hungry dey’, while approaching police officers on duty
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on Friday reportedly fired teargas canisters at #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters in Abuja.
Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that protesters assembled at the popular Berger roundabout in Abuja today to continue their protest against the economic hardship in the country, which commenced on Thursday, August 1.
However, journalists covering the protest were not spared on Friday as security operatives tear-gassed at various locations where the protesters had gathered
#EndBadGovernance protesters in Lagos have converged at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos to continue their demonstrations.
There is heavy police presence at the scene of the protest.
Protesters have started gathering at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota Lagos to resume day 2 of the #EndbadgovernanceinNigeria protest.
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