The protesters gathered at the Ikeja Underbridge area of Lagos as part of activities marking Nigeria's Democracy Day, carrying placards with inscriptions demanding urgent action to tackle insecurity, kidnapping and the country's worsening economic crisis.
Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, alongside members of the #EndBadGovernance, and other civil society activists, on Friday took to the streets of Lagos to protest worsening insecurity, economic hardship and what they described as the failure of government to address the plight of ordinary Nigerians.
The protesters gathered at the Ikeja Underbridge area of Lagos as part of activities marking Nigeria's Democracy Day, carrying placards with inscriptions demanding urgent action to tackle insecurity, kidnapping and the country's worsening economic crisis.
Among the messages displayed on the placards were: "No Democracy Without Security," "End Insecurity and Kidnapping," "End Bad Governance," and "Free All Abducted Children, Teachers, Farmers," among others.
The demonstrators, including members of Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) marched through parts of the state while calling on the Federal Government to take decisive measures to address rising cases of violent attacks, kidnappings and the deteriorating living conditions faced by millions of Nigerians.
