The #EndBadGovernance protesters in Kano defied the 24-hour curfew on Saturday to march on the street.
Despite being met by a brutal resistance from a combined military and police operatives who fired in the air, the protesters refused to relent.
The Kano government had slammed a 24-hour curfew after some of the protesters went rogue and almost overrun the Government House on day one of the protest. They also looted and vandalized government properties.
A military officer told our correspondent that they were having difficulty containing the protesters who appeared determined to make their voices heard.
Earlier, the police and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) opened fire at #EndBadGovernance protesters at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja.
The protesters who returned to the venue after initially shunning the place for street procession on day one and day two, had assembled with flags and placards.
But the policemen and DSS operatives on ground at the stadium fired at the protesters.
Some of the protesters ran into their vehicles and fled.
A car belonging to a Premium Times reporter was shot at while in motion.
Kano's peaceful protesters today were dispersed by the security forces. This is unacceptable and undemocratic, and every well-meaning Nigerian should condemn it. Why threaten your own citizens like this?
— Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 (@emmaikumeh) August 3, 2024
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