August Protest: Police disperse protesters with teargas in Lagos,Abuja and Kano

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The Nigerian Police have fired teargas to disperse protesters in Lekki tollgate,Lagos,in Kano and Abuja.

On Thursday, a nation-wide protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria began against the soaring cost of living in Nigeria.

In Kano, protesters made attempts to light bonfires outside the state governor’s office and were repelled by the police who responded with tear gas, forcing most of the demonstrators back.

In Abuja, security forces were reported to have fired tear gas to disperse crowds in Mararaba. Security forces blocked off roads leading to Eagle Square while several hundred protesters gathered at the nearby national stadium before marching towards the square.

In Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, protesters began their marches from Ikeja, Ojota and Lekki with pockets of protests in other parts of the metropolis.

The police had earlier warned the demonstrators against converging on the tollgate because it was not one of the approved venues for the protest. This is because the Lagos state government had secured a court order on July 30 restricting protesters to the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota and Peace Park, Ketu.

The protest is coming shortly after protest against corruption was held in Uganda and anti-government protest in Kenya