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The #EndBadGovernance protests’ organisers are prepared to stage a one-million-man march to wrap up the 10-day demonstration against the government’s economic policies as hundreds of police and security agencies have been deployed to man major cities in the country.
So far, the protests have been marred with attacks on journalists and protesters as the organisers continued to demand the reversal of the fuel subsidy, an increment in the new minimum wage to N250,000, and suspension of the constitution, among many others.
Live updates of hunger protest day 10
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Source: TwitterPoland begs Nigeria to release its citizen
The Polish government has appealed to Nigeria to release seven Polish citizens arrested in Kano for allegedly raising the Russian flag during a recent protest. Deputy Foreign Minister Jakub Wisniewski made the plea to Nigeria’s charge d’affaires in Warsaw.
The Nation reported that the arrested individuals, a lecturer and six students from Warsaw University, were in Nigeria to participate in a Hausa language program. They were detained for reportedly hoisting the Russian flag during a hunger protest, prompting the Polish government to intervene on their behalf.
Photos: Tension as more protesters gathered in Abuja
The TakeItBackMovement has gained more momentum in Abuja as many protesters joined the one million-man march in the Nigerian capital.
The movement, which is one of the protest organisers, shared images of the development on Saturday, August 10.
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Protesters troop out in Abuja, photos, videos emerge
Omoyele Sowore, the Action Alliance Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 election and one of the leaders of the ongoing nationwide protest, shared photos and videos of demonstrators on day 10 of the protests.
Sowore took to his X page on Saturday, August 10, to announce the commencement of the wrap-up demonstration.
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Peaceful protest is not a crime
Amnesty International has insisted that staging a peaceful protest in Nigeria is not a crime, as the country’s constitution makes it permissible.
The organisation made the claim in a tweet on Saturday, August 10, which is the last day of the nationwide hunger protests in Nigeria.
See the tweet here:
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