The #EndBadGovernance protest scheduled from August 1 to August 10 has lost steam in Nigeria’s capital city.
As part of measures to contain the protest, authorities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had obtained a court order that restricted the protesters to MKO Abiola National Stadium.
Conveners of the protest had demanded to use Eagle Square for convergence but were denied access.
However, on day one of the protest, they headed for Eagle Square where the police dispersed them with teargas after hours of resistance.
Security forces also had a tough time controlling different groups that blocked roads and lit bonfires across Abuja while the protest was held peacefully at the stadium.
As against the situation on the first two days of the protest, no protester was sighted at the Abuja Stadium when Daily Trust visited on Saturday morning.
Policemen and journalists at the stadium just stood around observing the situation.
“Them don go do weekend,” said a policeman who mocked the protesters while chatting with his colleagues.
Just at the time of going to press, some protest supporters posted a video where about 25 people were seen dancing in a group.
“Day 3 Protest in Abuja, Protesters are already gathering in their numbers!” an X user who tweeted via @DAMADENUGA captioned the post.
