Yesterday was relatively calm across the country despite spirited attempts by organisers of #EndBadGovernance to rally the citizens for another round of protests over the current cost of living.
The organisers had launched a campaign on social media for what they termed a million-man march to round off the protests which commenced on August 1.
Kano, Kaduna and Katsina states, which had been the flash points of the protests in the first few days of the action, were quiet yesterday contrary to the expectations of the protest organisers.
Abuja, the Federal Capital, was equally quiet save a few placard carrying protesters who gathered at the Eagle Square shouting “End hunger” and “Reverse fuel subsidy removal,” among others.
Such was the calmness in Katsina yesterday that the state government felt confident to relax the 7:pm to 7 am curfew it had imposed last week on account of the violence triggered by the protests.
Lagos and Port Harcourt were also peaceful with residents going about their businesses.
Policemen and other security agents were deployed in many cities and towns to forestall any trouble.
“We have no issue with anybody as the people are going about their activities lawfully,” a security source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna.
