Protesters on Monday
blocked the entrances of the Murtala Muhammed Airport and National Stadium
Surulere in a bid to express their grievances against police brutality and
extortion in the country.
During the protest, the youths
blocked the Murtala Muhammed Access Plaza displaying placards with various
inscriptions.
Some of the protesters marched
from Computer Village via Along Bus Stop to the airport.
They caused an obstruction of
movement and delayed vehicles from accessing the airport through the plaza.
It was gathered that the protest
began at 10 am.
They blocked motorists trying to
access the Local airport by setting up their stand at the Murtala Mohammed
Airport Access Plaza, thereby causing gridlock at the roundabout.
Many intended travellers had to
find alternative means of transportation.
Singing songs of solidarity, they
carried placards with inscriptions such as “iPhone no be gun”, “SARSMUSTEND”,
“Chibuike Amana deserves justice”.
Several motorists, who expressed
their frustration at the gridlock, said they have been stuck in the traffic for
close to two hours.
A truck driver, Olaniyi Abubakar
said, “I am going to the local airport to supply cement and they are calling
me. I have been stuck for an hour and I am just here trying to explain why.
They have been calling me.”
A commercial driver, Igwe Justus,
added, “The protest is in order because we are living in a democratic society.
We are even supporting them. It is good. What they are doing is the right
thing.”
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