Despite gunshots and tear gas fired by security agents, many protesters have invaded highbrow Asokoro in the Federal Capital Territory as the nationwide protest gained momentum.
The protesters who marched on a major road in Kugbo, are in their hundreds defied to retreat despite gunshots and teargas fired by security operatives.
A Federal High Court in Abuja had restricted protesters to Moshood Abiola Stadium. But while some of them proceeded to the stadium, others assembled at various spots across the nation’s capital.
The security operatives deployed to stem eventual violence have been having it rough controlling the surging young persons who are insisting that they would remain on the streets until their demands on an improved economy are met.
Asokoro, where the protesters are, is the home of the nation’s seat of power, government establishments, military barracks as well as head office of the Department of State Services (DSS).
