#EndBadGovernance: Abuja protest records low turnout on Day 5

There is a low turnout of protesters in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, on the fifth day of the nationwide protest against hardship and bad governance.

From 10 a.m., PREMIUM TIMES correspondents moved from Nyanya Area to Asokoro District, the Three Arms Zone where the Eagle Square is located, and to Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, monitoring the situation of the protest.

The military, police and officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were stationed at major bus stops in the areas.

The security personnel blocked some major roads, such as the road linking the Three Arms Zone from the Bullet bus stop and the road connecting the Maitama District from the federal secretariat.

Though vehicles were free movement in the alternative routes, commuters had to go through the Federal Ministry of Finance Bridge to access the Three Arms Zone and then to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, no protester was sighted. Armed soldiers, police and NSCDC officers were stationed at the stadium entrance.

About 12 patrol vehicles, including two armoured carriers and an ambulance, were stationed at the stadium entrance.

Journalists covering the protests were at the stadium for about four hours, awaiting the arrival of the protesters, but none of them showed up.

Protest at Jikwoyi-Kurudu axis

Meanwhile, a handful of protesters converged on Agwangede-Jikwoyi- Kurudu at about noon.

The demonstration was peaceful until the police fired several teargas to disperse the protesters.

Shops and businesses were immediately shut down in the area, but normalcy has since been restored.