…Commuters stranded
Security agents on Monday morning fired at people calling for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, in Abuja.
This is just as the police clampdown and checkpoints in the Federal Capital Territory has led to serious traffic jam, with commuters stranded.
The protesters, led by the Omoyele Sowore, the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, had converged somewhere in Maitama, with the intent of marching to Aso Rock to make their feelings known to the Presidency.
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Incidentally, today also marked the fifth anniversary of the #EndSARS protest that rocked many parts of the country.
The protesters which included Sowore, Barr. Aloy Ejimakor and others had gathered around the Nigeria Communications Commission NCC headquarters in Maitama chanting “Free Nnamdi Kanu Now”.
They were also heard cautioning the Police against firing teargas at them just before sounds of gunshots were heard and they scampered to safety.
Also, many stranded residents on Monday morning expressed anger over the decision of security forces to mount barricades at strategic points within the nation’s capital, Abuja, a development which caused serious gridlock.
The checkpoints had caused gridlock, with commuters from Bwari, Ushafa, Dutse and parts of Kubwa stranded on their ways to the city centre.
In the Sokale area, one of the motorists, Usman Jibrin said he had been on one spot for over an hour.
“If people want to go to the Villa, why should it affect those of us in the outskirts? Are they (security forces) scared that people would be imported this morning for the protest? This is punishment and God is watching us all”, he said.
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The situation in Lagos as at the time of filing this report was calm, as people went about their normal businesses, though security was beefed up across the metropolis.
