Reports from Abuja, the nation’s capital indicate that security operatives arrested several #RevolutionNow protesters in the city. Many social media commentators put the number of those arrested at above 60.
Many of the protesters coming from Mararaba/Nyanya axis of the city were arrested around the Unity Fountain and whisked away in police vans.
Security agents have begun stop and search operations at some locations in the city to identify and arrest protesters.
Organisers of the protest had on Tuesday announced details of the mass action, including convergence points in 10 different states across the nation.
Omoyele Sowore, an activist, is the convener of the #RevolutionNow protest which he birthed in 2019.
The publisher of popular online news outlet, Sahara Reporters had called for the demonstration against “bad governance and corruption” in the Buhari administration.
The activist is however not participating in the protests due to a court order preventing him from joining mass gatherings — a part of his bail condition after he had spent over 130 days in detention in 2019.
