The Biogbolo neighborhood in Yenagoa native authorities space of Bayelsa State was embroiled in disaster yesterday as a gaggle of neighborhood youths, in opposition to the starvation protest, attacked the protesters marching on the Mbiama/Yenagoa highway with two police vans hooked up to them.
Sources confirmed that a lot of the communities within the state capital have been mobilised to withstand any type of protest of their respective domains.
The fracas took a brand new dimension as numerous protesters got here out and started to march from Opolo axis of the Mbiama/Yenagoa highway in direction of Ebi Mechanic junction after they have been stopped by a group of cops monitoring the state of affairs to make sure that there was no breakdown of regulation and order.
The protesters, nevertheless, insisted that the protest would proceed whereas expressing their grievances concerning the financial state of affairs of the nation, therefore it’s their proper to protest.
The heated argument degenerated to a critical disaster when the youths from the neighborhood unexpectedly attacked the protesters from behind with bottles, large planks and different weapons. Gunshots have been additionally heard as all of the protesters ran in several instructions for his or her security.
Our correspondent had earlier noticed a close to zero protest within the Yenagoa metropolis as at 8am. Safety companies have been seen stationed at main junctions and roundabout with socio-economic actions utterly shut down.
Individuals have been seen going about their regular enterprise and there was no restriction of vehicular and tricycle motion. Banks, retailers and fastfood joints have been additionally closed whereas the Swali and Tombia markets have been partially working.
An announcement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Musa Mohammed, stated the Commissioner of Police, CP Alonyenu Francis Idu, acknowledges the nationwide protest and respects the suitable of residents to assemble and categorical their views peacefully, as enshrined within the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He tasked Space Commanders, DPOs, Tactical Items, and the drone unit with offering sturdy safety protection throughout and after the protest.
The CP urged all organisers and protesters to conduct the protest responsibly and peacefully, and to not have interaction in acts of violence, looting, or every other legal actions.
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