June 12: Protests rock South-West States as South-East remains calm
There is currently calm in different cities across the SouthEastern part of the country as residents shunned the June 12 protest. However, the situation in SouthWest is different as protesters are occupying different cities, with security operatives struggling to maintain law and order. Daily Trust had earlier reported how the police took over the Freedom Park, Ojota, venue of the Lagos protest, on Saturday morning. But hours later, the protesters trooped to the streets, daring the security operatives who later dispersed them forcefully. After they were dispersed, the protesters regrouped in different parts of Nigeria’s commercial capital. There was chaos