…Just as Police fire teargas at June 12 Protesters in Gudu Area of Abuja
There was tension on Saturday morning as supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari under the aegis of #IStandWithBuhari engaged themselves in a fight at the Unity Fountain, Abuja.
A report by The Nation said that leaders of the group “were seen in a heated exchange of words over the sharing of monetary resources meant for organising the counter-protests.”
Above, a rear video of a police office who said, he was an ex student union official, displays the level of civility expected of our police men.
The group had gathered at the venue to demonstrate their support for President Muhammadu Buhari, the report said, they were heard chanting Sai Baba!
The News Guru reported that, Pro-government protesters on Saturday gathered at the Unity Fountain in Abuja, the venue of the June 12 protest.
The protesters who are mostly youths chanted “Sai Baba” to show solidarity and support for President Muhammadu Buhari.
They adorned green and white shirts, similar to the colours of the national flag and inscribed on their shirts #istandbwithBuhari.
Mainwhile, the June 12 protesters, led by Omoyele Sowore and Deji Adayanju were fired at with teargas by the Police in the Gudu area of Abuja after not showing up at the Unity Fountain and perhaps as a way of avoiding conflict with the Pro-Buhari protesters who gathered there earlier in the morning.
The June 12 Protesters are protesting to pile pressure on the government of the day and hold President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration responsible for the rising insecurity, killings, widespread violence, unemployment, impunity and nepotism that they say has characterized the government of the day.
Above a video showing the police indiscriminately arresting a peaceful protester. This image of the Nigerian police must be reversed.
With additional reports from The Nation and The News Guru.
