Protests Continue in Lagos, One Killed, 4 Injured in Abuja.

There  was a mixed bag for the #Endbadgovernance# protests yesterday, as the action seemed to be losing the steam with which it started in some States the previous day. While it continued peacefully on the second day in Lagos and some other States, there was a clash between protesters and security officials at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, while other parts of the Federal Capital Territory were relatively peaceful.

While some cities witnessed arrests of suspected vandals, others saw the gradual return to normalcy with businesses reopening though protesters still thronged the streets.However, the northern part of the country which had appeared as the epicenter of the hunger protests where curfew was imposed in some States on the first day, seemed to have come under better control than the previous day as arrests were made while report of casualties reduced across cities in the region.

Also, there were more appeals from government, pressure groups like the leadership of Pan Niger Delta Forum, (PANDEF) and highly placed individuals for protesters to return home having made their points and impact which saw government scrambling for control.In Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo Olu appealed to protesters who defied thugs that tried in vain through use of threats and attacks to dissuade their action, while in Abuja, the nation’s capital, clashes occurred between the police and protesters who were teargased with a reported casualty and some injuries on the part of the protesters.