Policemen in abuja have tear-gassed protesters who converged on the Berger Junction for the second day of the #EndBadGovernanceProtests, FIJ can report.

Kehinde Ogunyale, who witnessed the incident, told FIJ on Friday morning that the police officers tear-gassed the protesters in Berger to force them to the Moshood Abiola Stadium.

“The protesters gathered in Berger and were trying to block the road. The police started teargassing everyone,” said Ogunyale.

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“The goal was to pursue protesters down to the Moshood Abiola Stadium. They were able to do that because there was a lot of smoke in the atmosphere for about 10 minutes. The protesters are now gathered at the Moshood Abiola Stadium.”

Nigerians trooped to streets across the country in large numbers to protest an end to bad governance on Thursday. Friday marks the second day of the protests, scheduled to run from August 1 through August 10.

This incident marks the second time policemen will fire teargas at protesters since the #EndBadGovernance protests commenced. On Thursday, the police fired teargas canisters at protesters who converged on Eagle Square for the #EndBadGovernance Protests in Abuja.