The June 12 protest has kicked off in various parts of Nigeria, including Ondo and Lagos, as activists and citizens mobilize against the worsening economic hardship, insecurity, and shrinking civic space under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
In Ondo state, protesters gathered at Cathedral Junction in Akure, while in Lagos, multiple locations were designated for the protest, including Badagry, Maryland, Agbara, and Toll Gate.
The protests are part of a nationwide movement, with demonstrations also taking place in Abuja, Osun, and other states.
Organizers of the protest, including the Take It Back Movement and the #Endbadgovernance Movement, have emphasized the need for accountability and democratic governance.
They cited the rising insecurity, economic hardship, and attacks on freedom of speech and assembly as key concerns.
SUNSHINETRUTH News gathered that some sponsored hoodlums disrupted the Akure protest.
June 12: Hoodlums disrupt protest in Ondo
Some suspected thugs on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, disrupted a June 12 protest against the hardship and insecurity in the country.
It was observed by our Reporter that the protesters, had early as possible converged at a popular Cathedral junction, FirstBank Area, ‘A’ Division, before some thugs, believed to be sponsored and allegedly shielded and aided by men of the Nigerian Police Force to disrupt the peaceful demonstration of the #EndBadGovernance protesters.
According to the Akure protesters, the peaceful demonstration aims to raise public awareness of citizens’ rights to democratic participation and to speak out against bad governance.
While reacting to the protest, the Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Wilfred Afolabi dismissed allegation that police connived with thugs to attack the protesters.
