Human rights activist and African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Thursday led a protest in Abuja, demanding the immediate rescue of abducted schoolchildren across the country, amid heavy security deployment around the Presidential Villa.
The protest, which was initially planned to proceed to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa under the hashtag #OccupyAsoRock, was held in front of the Federal High Court after security operatives blocked access routes leading to the State House.
Security presence was significantly reinforced around the Presidential Villa, with anti-riot policemen cordoning off the main gates and restricting access to persons without official State House identification tags.
One of our correspondents observed a heavy deployment of anti-riot police officers in full gear at the Villa’s main entrance, while personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, the military, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps blocked roads leading to the Federal Secretariat, causing traffic gridlock in
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