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BREAKING: Protest Currently Rocking Abuja

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4 years ago

May 9, 2021.

There was anxiety near St. Mary Catholic Church along Nyanya-Karshi Road in Abuja on Sunday, as some motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders, stormed the area to protest the alleged incessant killing of colleagues and stealing of their motorcycles.
As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the incident was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the Federal Capital Territory, Maryam Yusuf.

There was anxiety near St. Mary Catholic Church along Nyanya-Karshi Road in Abuja on Sunday as some motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders stormed the area to protest the alleged incessant killing of colleagues and stealing of their motorcycles.

An eyewitness disclosed that the protesters resorted to violence which aroused tension in the area as residents were fleeing for safety.

The eyewitness identified as Moses AgureDam revealed “there have been reported cases of bike theft around Karu road, this issue has been on for a while now until the Okada riders decided to carry out a protest today”.

As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the incident was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the Federal Capital Territory, Maryam Yusuf, saying, “they are protesting the death of one of their colleagues.”

She added, “However, we have been able to restore calm and the command has launched an investigation into the incident”.

Another source disclosed that some soldiers are currently in the area shooting sporadically to disperse the protesters.

“Soldiers are currently firing gun everywhere as we speak and the protesters who are mostly Hausa boys are running back to their base.

Abuja