Some youths on Thursday trooped out to protest the annulment of the June 12 1993 presidential election.
As early as 7 am, placard-carrying protesters have started gathering at Ikeja Underbridge, waiting for the arrival of others.
As of 9:12 am, the crowd was still gathering momentum, planning to march to Government House, Alausa, where they will address the governor and present their demands, which include, among others, good governance.
However, policemen from different formations and squads of the Nigeria Police Force have been mandated by Lagos State Police Commissioner Moshood Jimoh to take over the public spaces to avoid hoodlums hijacking the protest.
As of press time, 9:20 am, policemen are on the ground at Ikeja Underbridge to lead the protesters to their destination, while the protesters are still waiting for their colleagues, who were making phone calls about their whereabouts and assuring them that they would join them in no distant time.
The demonstrators, including civil society groups and pro-democracy activists, were gathering to voice concerns over worsening economic conditions and rising insecurity under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
