Hunger Protests: Police Take Action Ahead of One Million-Man March

• Police and other security agencies in the country have been mobilised in their hundreds to major cities in Nigeria
• This is as the organisers of the ongoing hunger protests in the country announced a plan to stage a one million-man march across the 36 states of the country, and the FCT
• The protest, which started on Thursday, August 1, is expected to end on Saturday, August 10, with the one million-man march

Police officers and security operatives in their hundreds have been deployed in major cities ahead of a planned one million-man march today.

The Saturday, August 10, demonstrations are part of a 10-day protest against bad governance, which killings and attacks on protesters and journalists have marred.

What are the demands of hunger protesters?

According to The Punch, the protesters are demanding a reversal of the fuel subsidy removal, an increase in the minimum wage to N250,000, and an end to bad governance, among other issues.

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Despite a televised appeal by President Bola Tinubu to end the protests, the organizers vowed to continue, saying his speech was not convincing.

The protest has sustained momentum in states like Kano, Kaduna, Rivers, and Bauchi, and organizers threatened to lock down the entire country today.

Some of the protesters in the northern region raised Russian flags during the demonstration, which raised security concerns from many Nigerians who saw it as a threat to the country's sovereignty.

Group demands release of arrested hunger protesters

Sanyaolu Juwon, the national coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, said the August 10 protest would mark a critical juncture in the nationwide campaign.

Juwon demanded the release of protesters and organizers arrested by security agents, condemning their detention as a gross violation of their rights.

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The protest is expected to climax today, Saturday, August 10, with a one-million-man march in Nigeria's 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Hunger protests: Obasanjo sends message to Tinubu

Legit.ng earlier reported that Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria, has called on President Bola Tinubu to heed the demands of protesting youths.

The former president made the call when six members of the national assembly paid a courtesy visit to his residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.

Obasanjo then urged President Tinubu to listen to the youths' demands, adding that their demands were legitimate.

Source: Legit.ng