BREAKING NEWS: Tompolo, Ex-Agitators, Other Protesters Troop Out In Rivers, Lagos
Clad in branded T-shirts and carrying banners featuring the faces of President Bola Tinubu, the administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, and former warlord, Oweizidei Thomas Ekpemupolo, known as Tompolo, ex-agitators in Rivers State, on Thursday, took to the streets as the country marks Democracy Day on June 12.
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Our correspondent, who was on ground, said the group marched from the CFC Bus Stop along Aba Road to the GRA Junction in a show of appreciation for President Bola Tinubu’s goodwill towards them.
In another move in Lagos State, members of the Take-It-Back Movement were said to have peacefully protested at Gani Gawhehimi Park in Ojota, amidst the presence of the police and other security agencies.
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The group expressed concerns over the growing insecurity nationwide, highlighting the surge in killings and kidnappings, particularly in the northern regions.
It also called for the reversal of the fuel subsidy removal, an increase in electricity tariffs, and proper funding of education.
Meanwhile, protesters abandoned the Lekki Tollgate on Thursday.
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Source: Channels TV