Some #RevolutionNow protesters have been arrested by officials of the police and the Nigerian Army in the country’s capital city Abuja on Wednesday. The #RevolutionNow protest convened by former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore is taking in many states across Nigeria. Sahara Reporters, owned by Sowore, reports that about 40 protesters have been arrested across the country as at 11:00 am on Wednesday. Elsewhere in Osogbo, Osun State capital, security officials arrested Olawale Bakare and six other #Revolutionnow protesters. It called on the Nigerian security forces “to end the ongoing attack on protesters at Unity Fountain, Abuja and across the country.

Source: The Guardian August 05, 2020 11:48 UTC