#EndBadGovernance, Pro-Government Protesters Clash in Lagos

#EndBadGovernance, pro-government protesters clash in Lagos

There was mild tension at the Ikeja underbridge in Lagos on Friday morning after #EndBadGovernance and pro-government protesters occupied the same location for their rallies.   The anti-government demonstrators were first to converge on the Ikeja underbridge for the June 12 nationwide protest against what they described as worsening insecurity and prevailing economic hardship in the country.   Some pro-government supporters under the aegis of ‘T…

June 12: Tension as pro, anti-government rallies clash at Ikeja

Two rival rallies held simultaneously under the Ikeja Bridge on Friday descended into a tense standoff as human rights activists and pro-government supporters struggled for control of the protest venue, prompting police intervention to prevent a breakdown of order. The first demonstration was organised by human rights advocates and civic activists, including Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana, #EndBadGovernance campaigner Hassan Taiwo Soweto…

June 12 Protest: #EndBadGovernance Movement Says Tinubu’s Policies Breeding Terror, Poverty, Mass Abductions

The activists argued that rising poverty, unemployment, inflation and declining living standards have created fertile ground for criminal networks to recruit desperate young people into banditry, terrorism and kidnapping operations.