Protest against economic difficulties, Rivers’s emergency rules began in Abuja, Lagos

National protest against the current difficulties in the country began on Monday in Abuja.

The protesters led by members of the take-back movement and other civil society organizations also challenged the alleged abuse of cyber crime laws, and the declaration of emergency rules in the state of Rivers by the President of Bola Tinubu.

Among those seen in the land of protest were the Sahara Reports publisher, Omoyle Sowore.

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The dancing protesters for music and bring placards with various inscriptions such as “Let’s breathe,” and stop oppression, “among others.

In Lagos, the protesters gathered at Ikeja under the bridge to express their displeasure over the incident in the country.

TIB, in a statement issued on Friday by its national coordinator, Juwon Sanyaolu, said the protest would continue to stop the country further sliding to the anarchy.

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