August protest: Heavy security as protesters hit streets in Abuja, Rivers, Lagos

There is a heavy security presence across major cities in Nigeria as on August 1 protesters gathered in Abuja, and in Kaduna, Lagos, and Rivers states.

Channels Television's 'The August Protest s' programme showed videos of protesters who converged across states and were unanimous in their statements that hunger and hardship in Nigeria were their motivations for the mass action. In Abuja , protesters gathered with placards reading 'Endbadgovernance', 'Enough is Enough', 'Endhunger', and 'Nigerians are ready for New Naija.' The protesters are demanding a reduction in food inflation, which stood at 40.

observed that there is low vehicular movement across major states in Nigeria. recalls that in October 2020, the #EndSARS protest started peacefully but ended on a bad note, with properties destroyed across the country.

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