Nigeria Protests
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Protesters in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, demanded Governor Siminalayi Fubara resign or govern effectively. Meanwhile, police in Abuja used teargas to disrupt a June 12 march calling for improved security and governance. Amnesty International condemned the crackdown, citing the use of teargas and reporting activist Omoyele Sowore was hospitalized.
‘Work for Rivers people or resign,’ protesters tell Fubara
- Protesters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, demanded Governor Siminalayi Fubara either govern effectively or resign. - The demonstrators, part of the Take-It-Back Movement, cited economic hardship, insecurity, and political crisis as reasons for their protest. - They also chanted slogans against President Bola Tinubu and other political figures, emphasizing their ideological stance against oppres…
Police Teargas Protesters at June 12 March in Abuja
- A protest march in Abuja calling for improved security and governance was disrupted by police using teargas. - Security operatives intercepted demonstrators near Eagle Square, firing teargas as they…
Amnesty condemns Abuja protest crackdown, says Sowore hospitalized
- Amnesty International condemned the alleged crackdown on peaceful Democracy Day protesters in Abuja, citing the use of teargas. - The rights group stated that activist Omoyele Sowore was hospitalize…
VIDEO: Sowore falls during Abuja protest as security operatives fire teargas
- Activist Omoyele Sowore fell during a Democracy Day protest in Abuja after security operatives allegedly fired teargas at demonstrators. - The protest, part of a nationwide mobilization, addressed w…