The protesters marched from Ikeja Under Bridge to Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, where the state Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, provided water and snacks for them.
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The protest comes on the heels of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s confession that its substantial debt to suppliers is endangering the sustainable fuel supply.
According to reports, the protesters, under the aegis of Concerned Ogu/Bolo residents, along with the mother of the deceased
A correspondent of NAN,who was at the park on Tuesday, observed that protesters had left the place and that more than 40 vehicles belonging to security agencies were seen stationed at the park.
Obi made this observation in a series of tweets on his X handle on Monday.
Senator Musa made the appeal in a statement he personally signed on Sunday and titled“Call for Suspension of Protest”.
It was however learnt that government offices at the Federal Secretariat Complex remained deserted, with only a few staff members reporting for duty.
The Speaker of the House said top officials of the government are currently discussing the issues affecting the country.
It was gathered that the protesters were mostly youths.
The Police had earlier fired teargas to disperse the protesters but they attempted to reassemble while aiming at mounting a road block on the ever busy road.
According to reports, the protesters in large numbers stormed the IBEDC office located in Alabebe along Iwo -Olodo road and obstructed free movement of vehicular activities.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Tuesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a large group of people took to the streets of Kano on Wednesday.
The Lagos Police Command has offered reasons why it teargassed those protesting at Lekki Tollgate on Thursday demanding justice in the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad.
Protesting members of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Oyo State on Tuesday stormed the state secretariat on the second day of their protest, beating civil servants who refused to join the ongoing protest in the state.
Umar Muri, the Commissioner of Police in the state, gave the warning in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Mohammed Jalige, on Saturday in Kaduna.
The Governor on Monday said the State Government had shown sincerity and willingness to address all concerns raised by the protesters, given the actions taken so far, including the constitution of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and setting up of compensation funds for the victims.
The Director General of the Agency, Dr. Garba Abari, made the call in a statement on Wednesday.
The spokesman of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, revealed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the confiscation of the arms and arrest of the suspects was carried out on Saturday after the protest calling for the dissolution of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad turned violent.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that hundreds of Badagry youths had gathered at Mowo junction of the expressway as early as 7a.m. on Thursday, protesting the deplorable state of the road.