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#RevolutionNow Over 30 Protesters Arrested In Abuja, Osun, Others
Over 30 #RevolutionNow protesters have been reportedly arrested in some part of the country by military personnel deployed by the government to patrol different parts of the cities.
The report says, the protesters in Abuja were coming from the Mararaba axis, were arrested around the Unity Fountain and thrown into trucks that whisked them away to an unknown destination, while Bakare led protest in Osogbo were halted by arresting about 5 protesters at the popular Olaiya Junction in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
The security agents are searching every vehicle passing through the routes in a bid to identify and apprehend other persons participating in the protest. A convoy of over 50 vehicles loaded with heavily-armed security personnel were reportedly seen patrolling the major parts of the cities to execute the arrest.
Citizens in large numbers have already poured out to the streets in major cities across the country in commemoration of the first anniversary of the #RevolutionNow protest that saw Nigerians demanding better governance from the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari on August 5, 2019.
It could be recalled that the convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore was arrested alongside other protester for disturbing the peach of the Country in August, 2019.
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