BIAFRAN loyalists, who were mostly traders yesterday, staged a peaceful protest at the Alaba International Market in Ojo Local Area of Lagos, shutting down shops and restricting vehicular movements in the area.
The Biafran supporters demanded the unconditional dismissal of the case against Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.
Few hours into the protest, the agitators were said to have called off the protest when the news of discharge of the case against him before a magistrate Court in Abuja filtered in.
The protest took place a day after the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) warned members of the movement not to stage any protest in Lagos. The party warned that MASSOB and IPOB against plunging Lagos into crisis.
IPOB earlier planned to hold its rally along the Alaba International Market axis, as well as visit several embassies and high commissions, Amnesty International and United Nations (UN) offices, in Victoria Island and Ikoyi axis of Lagos, to deliver protest letters.
One of the protesters, identified only as Ubah, told Daily Sun that the protest started in the morning, and ended around 1.00 pm, when news filtered in that the case against the director had been struck out.
“We are law-abiding citizens of Nigeria and we also have the right to protest when the need arises.”
It was gathered that policemen from the Ojo, Ajangbadi, and FESTAC Area E Command were with the protesters to ensure it did not turn violent.
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